Film directed by Willard Maas and Ben Moore in 1956. Music by Alan Hovhaness. It was given an 'Award of Distinction' by the Creative Film Foundation.

Synopsis
'As described by P. Adams Sitney, Narcissus (Ben Moore) 'wanders in desolation through an outdoor corridor formed by two rows of busts of the Roman emperors.' Narcissus finds his reflection in a pool, and later in a series of three mirrors which reflect the two different aspects of his sexual identity and 'love that insures one a place in the present and history,' according to director Willard Maas. Narcissus was Willard Maas' most ambitious project, and probably the first feature-length underground film made in the United States to be shown to the public -- the premiere was held at a special screening in New York in 1955. Narcissus represents direct evidence of the influence of Jean Cocteau's film The Blood of a Poet among early underground filmmakers. --David Lewis, All Movie Guide

Cast
*Ben Moore

Film notes
'A film poem, a re-telling of the Greek myth in modern terms. In the traditional pool the water has become muddy and Narcissus finds that mirrors are more rewarding for the study of his changing reflections. There are three mirrors, each reflecting a dramatic study in self-love. The first, love that deserves the adoration of the opposite sex; the second, homosexual love that investigates itself and its own sex; the third, love that insures one a place in the present and history. --Willard Maas