The Lawrence Jordan album:

Discover the magic of Lawrence Jordan whose surreal animations and quirky live-action shorts create an amazing world of wonder and joy. This extensive four-disk represents 50 years of his career and is the only up-to-date collection of his highly influential work.A master of cut-out animation, Jorda...

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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Jordan, Lawrence 1934- (RegisseurIn)
Format: Video Software
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Chicago, IL Facets Video [2008]
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Zusammenfassung:Discover the magic of Lawrence Jordan whose surreal animations and quirky live-action shorts create an amazing world of wonder and joy. This extensive four-disk represents 50 years of his career and is the only up-to-date collection of his highly influential work.A master of cut-out animation, Jordan meticulously combines 19th-century engravings, modern imagery, and common symbols to construct dream-like narratives that spark the imagination. These animated collages enthrall us with their fragile whimsy as objects and images transform and mutate right before our eyes. In addition, his influential live-action shorts explore the riddles of life and mysteries of the mind.The Lawrence Jordan Album features Jordan's most renowned work, including the highly acclaimed Rime of the Ancient Mariner, an interpretation of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's classic poem narrated by the legendary Orson Welles. Jordan's films are completely unique in the annals of cinema, and as described by P. Adams Sitney, "occupies an exquisite space and time where reverie and dream meet . . . (Covertext)
Beschreibung:Orig.: USA, 1957 - 2007
s/w, Farbe, Fullscreen
Umfang:4 DVD-Video (465 Min.) 12 cm 1 Beih. (35 S.)