Lawrence Jordan Movies

  • 1983
    Adagio

    Adagio

    Adagio

    01983HD

    Subtitled “Eros in Psyche” and set to a composition by Tomaso Albinoni, Lawrence Jordan’s rapturous live action short contemplates...

    Adagio
  • 2017
    Entr’acte III

    Entr’acte III

    Entr’acte III

    02017HD

    An animation which lifts off and proceeds with the delicacy of a soap bubble. Conceived as a tiny interlude between longer films: a chance to catch...

    Entr’acte III
  • 1992
    The Black Oud

    The Black Oud

    The Black Oud

    01992HD

    The Black Oud represents a subtle new direction in documentary. I have used the term 'bio-documentary' to describe this slight, though essential,...

    The Black Oud
  • 1980
    Finds of the Fortnight

    Finds of the Fortnight

    Finds of the Fortnight

    01980HD

    Cut-out animation alternated with text collages.

    Finds of the Fortnight
  • 2013
    Solar Sight III

    Solar Sight III

    Solar Sight III

    02013HD

    I have continued the dream-like form of disparate animated scenes, each with its own "romantic-with-an-edge" slightly surreal flavour. Scenes are...

    Solar Sight III
  • 2014
    Inferno

    Inferno

    Inferno

    02014HD

    Dante's fantasy of hell, and his yearning after the Epic Poetry form of Virgil, the Latin poet. Again the magnificent illustrations of Gustav Dore,...

    Inferno
  • 1988
    Tapestry

    Tapestry

    Tapestry

    21988HD

    TAPESTRY, part of Lawrence Jordan's "Odyssey" triptych and filmed much later in Jordan's life, is a charged record of his bachelor life after...

    Tapestry
  • 1983
    Winter Light

    Winter Light

    Winter Light

    101983HD

    Though best known for his collage films, Lawrence Jordan here makes exquisite study of the different aspects of light lilting through the early...

    Winter Light
  • 2021
    Alchemy

    Alchemy

    Alchemy

    02021HD

    An eight-minute film by titan of avant-garde animation, Lawrence Jordan.

    Alchemy
  • 2017
    Time Travel

    Time Travel

    Time Travel

    02017HD

    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...

    Time Travel
  • 2007
    Silent Sonatas

    Silent Sonatas

    Silent Sonatas

    02007HD

    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...

    Silent Sonatas
  • 2020
    Encounters in Light

    Encounters in Light

    Encounters in Light

    02020HD

    Encounters in Light is the poetic documentation of two artists, friends, and lovers. The film eschews any biographical structure and instead looks at...

    Encounters in Light
  • 1955
    Untitled Film of Geoffrey Holder's Wedding

    Untitled Film of Geoffrey Holder's Wedding

    Untitled Film of Geoffrey Holder's Wedding

    01955HD

    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...

    Untitled Film of Geoffrey Holder's Wedding
  • 2022
    Harper's Bazar

    Harper's Bazar

    Harper's Bazar

    02022HD

    A repository of fashion, pleasure and instruction, HARPER'S BAZAR first appeared in 1867 as a weekly publication showcasing European fashion for...

    Harper's Bazar
  • 1970
    Hildur and the Magician

    Hildur and the Magician

    Hildur and the Magician

    01970HD

    In a woodland, a foolish, bungling magician prepares a potion to aid Hildur, the fairy queen, in rescuing her ward, a princess, who has been abducted...

    Hildur and the Magician
  • 2008
    The Miracle of Don Cristobal

    The Miracle of Don Cristobal

    The Miracle of Don Cristobal

    02008HD

    For a long time, i have wanted to construct a melodrama (animated) from the funky engraving of the 19th century which illustrated "young peoples"...

    The Miracle of Don Cristobal
  • 2015
    The Apoplectic Walrus

    The Apoplectic Walrus

    The Apoplectic Walrus

    02015HD

    The filmmaker pays homage to the two men who most influenced his initial film work: Max Ernst (collage) and Luis Buñuel (surrealism in cinema).

    The Apoplectic Walrus
  • 1960
    The Soccer Game

    The Soccer Game

    The Soccer Game

    01960HD

    A game of 9-pins played among the stars.

    The Soccer Game
  • 2015
    The Apoplectic Walrus

    The Apoplectic Walrus

    The Apoplectic Walrus

    02015HD

    The filmmaker pays homage to the two men who most influenced his initial film work: Max Ernst (collage) and Luis Buñuel (surrealism in cinema).

    The Apoplectic Walrus
  • 1955
    Undertow

    Undertow

    Undertow

    01955HD

    Fantasy/psycho-drama of the cat, the candle and the Christmas tree.

    Undertow