Lawrence Jordan Movies

  • 2015
    Entr'acte II

    Entr'acte II

    Entr'acte II

    02015HD

    In Entr'acte II the walls come tumbling down. The wheels come off the wagon: Thunder, Lightning, Explosive meditations. Everything seems to be...

    Entr'acte II
  • 1991
    The Visible Compendium

    The Visible Compendium

    The Visible Compendium

    11991HD

    The Visible Compendium constructs bits of unnamed meanings, fragments of light. Photography is, to me, not about things, but about light. Light is...

    The Visible Compendium
  • 1960
    Portrait of Sharon

    Portrait of Sharon

    Portrait of Sharon

    01960HD

    A kinetic collage of superimposed warm, soft-colored 16mm film set to percussive jazz, Lawrence Jordan's PORTRAIT OF SHARON features beat poet Kirby...

    Portrait of Sharon
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1956
    The One Romantic Venture of Edward

    The One Romantic Venture of Edward

    The One Romantic Venture of Edward

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    The young man, played by Stan Brakhage, gets himself into a seriously comic mix-up by indulging in semi-sexual fantasies, and allowing the fantasies...

    The One Romantic Venture of Edward
  • 2024
    Reve d'Or

    Reve d'Or

    Reve d'Or

    02024HD

    We are presented on the screen with a sequence of Arcadian images, the intent of which is to raise consciousness one full octave, and to give the...

    Reve d'Or
  • 2013
    After the Circus

    After the Circus

    After the Circus

    02013HD

    An exploration into 19th century death mystiques, which rely heavily on the supernatural, along with a belief in, or at least a fascination with,...

    After the Circus
  • 2019
    Oz

    Oz

    Oz

    102019HD

    A new and original collage film by Lawrence Jordan.

    Oz
  • 1982
    In a Summer Garden

    In a Summer Garden

    In a Summer Garden

    101982HD

    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...

    In a Summer Garden
  • 1993
    Star of Day

    Star of Day

    Star of Day

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    The film is simply the internal, subliminal (poetic) thoughts of an aging woman poet as she travels the world, alone, probably for the last time,...

    Star of Day
  • 2012
    Solar Sight II

    Solar Sight II

    Solar Sight II

    02012HD

    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
  • 2005
    Poet's Dream

    Poet's Dream

    Poet's Dream

    02005HD

    The poet's dreams a maiden's bubbles through edifices of forest and eclectic contagion.

    Poet's Dream
  • 1965
    The Dream Merchant

    The Dream Merchant

    The Dream Merchant

    01965HD

    A dance of eclectic objects. A play of demented dolls, wheels, and geriatric clocks.

    The Dream Merchant
  • 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
  • 1976
    The Apparition

    The Apparition

    The Apparition

    01976HD

    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
  • 1996
    Postcard from San Miguel

    Postcard from San Miguel

    Postcard from San Miguel

    01996HD

    POSTCARD FROM SAN MIGUEL is perhaps the most mystical of all the films from Lawrence Jordan's "Odyssey" triptych. On the surface, it is merely a...

    Postcard from San Miguel
  • 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
  • 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