An anatomy of melancholy.
- Date:
- 2000
- Videos
About this work
Description
A cinematic meditation on mortality which takes the form of a special anatomy book - one in the process of being made. As hand-drawn illustrations appear slowly and painfully on the pages of the book, showing us parts of a dissected body, we witness the act of creation and a testament to our passing. Accompanying the simple but powerful images of the human body we hear the words of Keats' "Ode on Melancholy": 'Ay, in the very temple of delight / Veil'd Melancholy has her sovran shine....'. The film was funded by an Arts Council of England/Channel Four Animate! award.
Publication/Creation
United Kingdom : (not known), 2000.
Physical description
1 video cassette (VHS) (13 min.) : sound, color, PAL
Creator/production credits
Produced by Dick Arnall, Finetake Productions; Animated and Directed by Jo Ann Kaplan.
Copyright note
Jo Ann Kaplan; Distribution by Lux Distribution.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores1291bV