Pas de Deux
Norman McLarenWhere to watch in the United States: Free: Kanopy, Filmzie. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Margaret Mercier Vincent Warren
Credits
Cinematography: Jacques Fogel
Plot
Two ballet dancers perform a dance enhanced with surreal after-image visuals.
Sinekatalog’s take
Two dancers are filmed with repeated, glowing after-images that smear each movement into ghostly fans of light. The effect is elegant and spellbinding, turning ballet into optical poetry. A short, beautiful experiment that rewards a quiet viewing.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (1,915 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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