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
- 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)