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