The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Directed by: Lawrence Jordan
year: 1977 41 minutes
"I wanted to depict the complete [Samuel Taylor Coleridge] poem via [Gustave] Doré illustrations, yet infuse with dream-irrelevancies that would carry the film at least one step out of the realm of the merely filmic illustrations of a poem. I tried to infiltrate the world of Doré and Coleridge through the agency of Orson Welles' deep, rumbling voice. When I realized that color tint that shifted with the shot changes was not subtle enough for this film, it meant I was forced to optically print or re-make the entire film, frame by frame, on the optical printer, an ordeal which sent me off to recuperate for five months on a Greek island." - Lawrence Jordan
- Genres:
- Animation / Cut-Out
- Adaptation / Literary / Poetry
- Avant-garde
- Short / Narrative
Related Films
Beyond Enchantment
Dir. Lawrence Jordan
(2010)
9 minutes
- Genres:
- Avant-garde
- Animation / Cut-Out
- Short / Non-Narrative
- Music / Tone Poem
Where all is static motion; where music and light become one; where change and motion become one; and where the end is the beginning.
Cosmic Alchemy
Dir. Lawrence Jordan
(2010)
23 minutes
- Genres:
- Avant-garde
- Short / Non-Narrative
- Animation / Cut-Out
On ancient star maps of magnificent color quality, experimental animator Lawrence Jordan takes the viewer out of this world into a world of cosmic imagination.
Blue Skies Beyond the Looking Glass
Dir. Lawrence Jordan
(2006)
17 minutes
- Genres:
- Animation / Cut-Out
- Avant-garde
- Short / Non-Narrative
Ever dance the mambo with silent film stars and Lawrence Jordan animation? That's what you get with BLUE SKIES BEYOND THE LOOKING GLASS. It's raucus. It's lush. It's delirium.
Enid's Idyll
Dir. Lawrence Jordan
(2004)
15 minutes
As Enid, the protagonist, is seen in a vast array of scenes from deep forests to castle keeps. Her champion is sometimes with her, sometimes away fighting archetypal foes.
Masquerade
Dir. Lawrence Jordan
(1981)
4 minutes
- Genres:
- Animation / Cut-Out
- Avant-garde / Surrealist
- Short / Narrative
- Music / Tone Poem
In the film MASQUERADE, we enter the experience of death with respect and reverence. The clouds disperse and the scene is revealed. As with all of Lawrence Jordan's films, the narrative is implied and can be viewed in a variety of ways.
The Sacred Art of Tibet
Dir. Lawrence Jordan
(1972)
28 minutes
- Genres:
- Animation / Cut-Out
- Avant-garde
- Documentary / Religion
- Short / Documentary
- Documentary / Art / Visual Arts / Painting
- Classic / Classic Documentary
The making of THE SACRED ART OF TIBET was a long and arduous process. And, it made a deep impression in my life. The film culminated a long period of research into Northern Buddhist philosophy.
Reviews
Beautifully done...remarkable in that the illustrations while not animated give you the sense of terror, as do the moving rays and color...great way to "read" this story
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