Le Jongleur = The Juggler

A juggler opens his magic box and takes out three balls. The audience marvels at his dexterity until one ball escapes. The mutinous ball assumes magical properties as it draws the juggler into a series of adventures with many levels of meaning: appearance, fantasy and love. The spectator’s age and subjective impressions determine the interpretation of this non-narrated tale.

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Credits

director

Thomas Vamos

producer

Helene Verrier

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:13:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

508719

Subject categories

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Silent films

Sound/audio

Silent

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1980

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