Lawrence Jordan Movies

  • 1977
    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

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    Orson Welles reads the poem especially for this film by Larry Jordan, which is dedicated to the late Wallace Berman, and is made possible by a grant...

    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
  • 1965
    A Legend for Fountains

    A Legend for Fountains

    A Legend for Fountains

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    A sombre day in the city. "A Legend for Fountains" is the 16-minute version, "A Fable for Fountains" the 6-minute version.

    A Legend for Fountains
  • 1972
    The Sacred Art of Tibet

    The Sacred Art of Tibet

    The Sacred Art of Tibet

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    An accurate depiction of the basic tenets of northern Mahayana Buddhism, cast into living or "experiential" form, consistent with powerful mantras...

    The Sacred Art of Tibet
  • 1960
    The Soccer Game

    The Soccer Game

    The Soccer Game

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    A game of 9-pins played among the stars.

    The Soccer Game
  • 1980
    Finds of the Fortnight

    Finds of the Fortnight

    Finds of the Fortnight

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    Cut-out animation alternated with text collages.

    Finds of the Fortnight
  • 2012
    Solar Sight II

    Solar Sight II

    Solar Sight II

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    In explaining the process of SOLAR SIGHT II, artist Lawrence Jordan writes, "Many of the approaches to the cut-out material are the same as in part...

    Solar Sight II
  • 1954
    Desistfilm

    Desistfilm

    Desistfilm

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    Four young men and a young woman sit in boredom. She smokes while one strums a lute, one looks at a magazine, and two fiddle with string. The door...

    Desistfilm
  • 1976
    The Apparition

    The Apparition

    The Apparition

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    A full production: sync-sound drama with cast, crew, color neg., and 16mm wide screen cut-off (normal projector and lens). My intention was to follow...

    The Apparition
  • 1964
    Ein Traum der Liebenden

    Ein Traum der Liebenden

    Ein Traum der Liebenden

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    In EIN TRAUM DER LIEBENDEN [A DREAM OF LOVERS], Monk meanders through a maze of Minoan bull-leaping, satyrs and revelatory rainbows.

    Ein Traum der Liebenden