Lawrence Jordan Movies
- 1982
In a Summer Garden
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Part of a trio of films that also includes ADAGIO and WINTER LIGHT, IN A SUMMER GARDEN "draws much of its power from the way it is constructed and...
- 1964
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.
- 2019
Oz
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A new and original collage film by Lawrence Jordan.
- 1956
Three
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In the rarely-seen THREE, one begat three became two and then one again.
- 1964
Jewel Face
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(Now) famous sculptor artist George Herms displays drawings on butcher paper as the filmmaker’s daughter plays with colors of light.
- 1958
Triptych in Four Parts
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In describing the basis for TRIPTYCH IN FOUR PARTS, artist Lawrence Jordan writes, "Part one is the Portrait of a North Beach artist, John Reed. Part...
- 2013
Solar Sight III
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I have continued the dream-like form of disparate animated scenes, each with its own "romantic-with-an-edge" slightly surreal flavour. Scenes are...
- 2009
Circus Savage
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If there is such an old-fashioned thing as "stream of consciousness" in cinema, I suppose this is it. It certainly felt like a flowing stream or...
- 1960
The Soccer Game
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A game of 9-pins played among the stars.
- 1954
Man Is in Pain
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A woman reads Philip Lamantia's poem (from which the film gets its title), which evokes masculine angst as the hand acts out the scenario of the poem.
- 2005
Poet's Dream
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The poet's dreams a maiden's bubbles through edifices of forest and eclectic contagion.
- 1955
Untitled Film of Geoffrey Holder's Wedding
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Wedding gift from Maya Deren to Geoffrey Holder; Stan Brakhage and Larry Jordan made film of wedding at Maya Deren’s invitation, told to be...
- 1992
The Black Oud
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The Black Oud represents a subtle new direction in documentary. I have used the term 'bio-documentary' to describe this slight, though essential,...
- 2022
Harper's Bazar
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A repository of fashion, pleasure and instruction, HARPER'S BAZAR first appeared in 1867 as a weekly publication showcasing European fashion for...
- 1957
Spectre Mystagogic
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"Human qualities migrate through light and shadow... Like flames and waves, the dead and the living course through this world... without weight...
- 1983
Winter Light
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Though best known for his collage films, Lawrence Jordan here makes exquisite study of the different aspects of light lilting through the early...
- 2020
Encounters in Light
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Encounters in Light is the poetic documentation of two artists, friends, and lovers. The film eschews any biographical structure and instead looks at...
- 2017
Time Travel
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The film, an animation, unfolds in three acts: Act I, "Cyrano", wherein Cyrano makes all manner of boasts and compares his lady-love to the marvels...
- 2007
Silent Sonatas
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Two distinct idylls: one of summer, one of winter. Accompanied by appropriate music (the sonatas are not silent), each one moves through a period of...
- 1960
Portrait of Sharon
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A kinetic collage of superimposed warm, soft-colored 16mm film set to percussive jazz, Lawrence Jordan's PORTRAIT OF SHARON features beat poet Kirby...