Ariel’s Song

Synopsis
Experimental and unfinished film using the same ‘Chant of Ariel’ extract, spoken by John Gielgud, from The Tempest which Lye used in his 1935 film of the same title.
Language
English
Country
New Zealand
Medium
Film
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of release
1953
Duration
1:00

Credits

Director
Len Lye
Cast
John Gielgud 

Additional Details

Production type
Animation
Plays
Tempest, The
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General
The version made in 1935 is cited as running 9 minutes; much of the film is believed lost, no archive copy has been found. A description by Robert Harring was published in the Autumn 1937 edition of Life and Letters Today.

Archive

Name

New Zealand Film Archive

Email
info@filmarchive.org.nz
Web
http://www.filmarchive.org.nz External site opens in new window
Phone
(+64 4) 384 7647
Fax
(+64 4) 382 9595
Address
Te Anakura Whitiahua
84 Taranaki Street
PO Box 11 449
Wellington
New Zealand

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Ariel’s Song". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67994 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)