Lawrence Jordan

Lawrence Jordan

Known principally as a maverick spirit in the world of avant-garde American cinema, Lawrence Jordan played an important role in the late 1950s and early 1960s San Francisco art scene. Jordan has made over seventy experimental films, including a number of fanciful, filmic animations made from collaged cut outs of Victorian engravings. The animations extend dreamlike imagery of collaged landscape into a cinematic realm of transformation and free form symbolism. Jordan seeks to delve into the deep structures and Jungian connotations of the mythological images his films reference. His alchemical approach to imagery creates what he has called the “theater of the mind, which you construct. That is the Underworld... the realm of the imagination. You have to have a place to work with images.” Jordan founded the film department of the San Francisco Art institute in 1969 and taught there for over thirty years. He made his own box assemblages in Cornell ’s lyrically evocative style since the mid-1960s. Many feature ingenious mechanical and kinetic effects. He continues to make films and box collages at his home and studio in Petaluma where he has lived since 1978.

  • Title: Lawrence Jordan
  • Popularity: 1.469
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1934-01-01
  • Place of Birth: Denver, Colorado, USA
  • Homepage: http://lawrencecjordan.com
  • Also Known As: Lawrence C. Jordan, Larry Jordan
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Lawrence Jordan Movies

  • 1978
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    Cornell, 1965

    Cornell, 1965

    1 1978 HD

    Lawrence Jordan's portrait of the reclusive artist Joseph Cornell.

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  • 1953
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    Unglassed Windows Cast a Terrible Reflection

    Unglassed Windows Cast a Terrible Reflection

    6.5 1953 HD

    An anatomy of violence. Four young men and two young women are on a drive. There's a rivalry between two guys for one of the girls. On a remote road,...

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  • 1954
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    The Extraordinary Child

    The Extraordinary Child

    5.4 1954 HD

    The Extraordinary Child applies his developing style to broad slapstick. His friends from the previous films and the director himself play out a...

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  • 1954
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    Desistfilm

    Desistfilm

    5.5 1954 HD

    Four young men and a young woman sit in boredom. She smokes while one strums a lute, one looks at a magazine, and two fiddle with string. The door...

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  • 1988
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    Tapestry

    Tapestry

    2 1988 HD

    TAPESTRY, part of Lawrence Jordan's "Odyssey" triptych and filmed much later in Jordan's life, is a charged record of his bachelor life after...

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  • 2020
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    Encounters in Light

    Encounters in Light

    1 2020 HD

    Encounters in Light is the poetic documentation of two artists, friends, and lovers. The film eschews any biographical structure and instead looks at...

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  • 2003
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    Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

    Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

    4.2 2003 HD

    This wacky prequel to the 1994 blockbuster goes back to the lame-brained Harry and Lloyd's days as classmates at a Rhode Island high school, where...

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  • 1955
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    Untitled Film of Geoffrey Holder's Wedding

    Untitled Film of Geoffrey Holder's Wedding

    1 1955 HD

    Wedding gift from Maya Deren to Geoffrey Holder; Stan Brakhage and Larry Jordan made film of wedding at Maya Deren’s invitation, told to be...

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  • 1956
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    Three

    Three

    10 1956 HD

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  • 1959
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    Minerva Looks Out into the Zodiac

    Minerva Looks Out into the Zodiac

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1969
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    Our Lady of the Sphere

    Our Lady of the Sphere

    4.8 1969 HD

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  • 2019
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    The Ogre's Garden

    The Ogre's Garden

    1 2019 HD

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  • 1964
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    Duo Concertantes

    Duo Concertantes

    5.1 1964 HD

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  • 1965
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    Gymnopédies

    Gymnopédies

    5.8 1965 HD

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  • 1965
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    Hamfat Asar

    Hamfat Asar

    5.6 1965 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Old House, Passing

    The Old House, Passing

    5 1967 HD

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  • 1979
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    Moonlight Sonata

    Moonlight Sonata

    4 1979 HD

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  • 1986
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    Sophie's Place

    Sophie's Place

    4.4 1986 HD

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  • 1980
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    Carabosse

    Carabosse

    5 1980 HD

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  • 1957
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    Spectre Mystagogic

    Spectre Mystagogic

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1973
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    Orb

    Orb

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1973
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    Once Upon a Time

    Once Upon a Time

    6.5 1973 HD

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  • 1981
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    Masquerade

    Masquerade

    8 1981 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    6 1977 HD

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  • 2004
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    Enid's Idyll

    Enid's Idyll

    6.3 2004 HD

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  • 2021
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    Belle du Jour

    Belle du Jour

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2021
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    Belle du Jour

    Belle du Jour

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2010
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    Cosmic Alchemy

    Cosmic Alchemy

    5.7 2010 HD

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  • 1956
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    Trumpit

    Trumpit

    4.4 1956 HD

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  • 1954
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    Man Is in Pain

    Man Is in Pain

    5 1954 HD

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  • 1958
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    Triptych in Four Parts

    Triptych in Four Parts

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1960
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    Portrait of Sharon

    Portrait of Sharon

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1962
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    Pink Swine!

    Pink Swine!

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1966
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    Rodia-Estudiantina

    Rodia-Estudiantina

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1966
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    Big Sur: The Ladies

    Big Sur: The Ladies

    6 1966 HD

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  • 2021
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    Alchemy

    Alchemy

    1 2021 HD

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  • 1978
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    Cornell, 1965

    Cornell, 1965

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1992
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    The Black Oud

    The Black Oud

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Grove

    The Grove

    1 1993 HD

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  • 1993
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    Star of Day

    Star of Day

    4 1993 HD

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  • 1991
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    The Visible Compendium

    The Visible Compendium

    1 1991 HD

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  • 2008
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    Blue Skies Beyond the Looking Glass

    Blue Skies Beyond the Looking Glass

    1 2008 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Sacred Art of Tibet

    The Sacred Art of Tibet

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Sacred Art of Tibet

    The Sacred Art of Tibet

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Sacred Art of Tibet

    The Sacred Art of Tibet

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1978
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    Cornell, 1965

    Cornell, 1965

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1978
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    Cornell, 1965

    Cornell, 1965

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1978
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    Visions of a City

    Visions of a City

    8 1978 HD

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  • 1983
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    Adagio

    Adagio

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1982
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    In a Summer Garden

    In a Summer Garden

    10 1982 HD

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  • 1983
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    Winter Light

    Winter Light

    10 1983 HD

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  • 1956
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    Water Light

    Water Light

    4 1956 HD

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  • 1988
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    Tapestry

    Tapestry

    2 1988 HD

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  • 1996
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    Postcard from San Miguel

    Postcard from San Miguel

    1 1996 HD

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  • 1965
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    A Legend for Fountains

    A Legend for Fountains

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1964
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    Ein Traum der Liebenden

    Ein Traum der Liebenden

    1 1964 HD

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  • 2015
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    The Apoplectic Walrus

    The Apoplectic Walrus

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2010
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    Beyond Enchantment

    Beyond Enchantment

    5 2010 HD

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  • 2011
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    Solar Sight

    Solar Sight

    8.8 2011 HD

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  • 2014
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    Entr'Acte

    Entr'Acte

    1 2014 HD

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  • 2005
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    Poet's Dream

    Poet's Dream

    1 2005 HD

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  • 2012
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    Solar Sight II

    Solar Sight II

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2004
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    Chateau/Poyet

    Chateau/Poyet

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2009
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    Circus Savage

    Circus Savage

    8.8 2009 HD

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  • 2008
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    The Miracle of Don Cristobal

    The Miracle of Don Cristobal

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2008
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    The Miracle of Don Cristobal

    The Miracle of Don Cristobal

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2013
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    Solar Sight III

    Solar Sight III

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2013
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    Solar Sight III

    Solar Sight III

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2013
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    Solar Sight III

    Solar Sight III

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2013
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    After the Circus

    After the Circus

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2013
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    After the Circus

    After the Circus

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2013
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    After the Circus

    After the Circus

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2014
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    Inferno

    Inferno

    1 2014 HD

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  • 2014
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    Driving Demons

    Driving Demons

    1 2014 HD

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  • 2014
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    Entr'Acte

    Entr'Acte

    1 2014 HD

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  • 2014
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    Entr'Acte

    Entr'Acte

    1 2014 HD

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  • 1964
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    Johnnie

    Johnnie

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1980
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    Finds of the Fortnight

    Finds of the Fortnight

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1964
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    Jewel Face

    Jewel Face

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1960
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    Hymn in Praise of the Sun

    Hymn in Praise of the Sun

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Season's Change

    The Season's Change

    1 1960 HD

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  • 2016
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    Night Light

    Night Light

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2007
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    Silent Sonatas

    Silent Sonatas

    1 2007 HD

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  • 1955
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    Undertow

    Undertow

    1 1955 HD

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  • 1956
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    The One Romantic Venture of Edward

    The One Romantic Venture of Edward

    6 1956 HD

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  • 1961
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    The forty and one nights

    The forty and one nights

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1970
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    Hildur and the Magician

    Hildur and the Magician

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1976
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    The Apparition

    The Apparition

    1 1976 HD

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  • 1978
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    Ancestors

    Ancestors

    1 1978 HD

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  • 2015
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    Entr'acte II

    Entr'acte II

    1 2015 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Soccer Game

    The Soccer Game

    1 1960 HD

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  • 2017
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    Time Travel

    Time Travel

    1 2017 HD

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  • 2017
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    Entr’acte III

    Entr’acte III

    1 2017 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Dream Merchant

    The Dream Merchant

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1992
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    The Black Oud

    The Black Oud

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1992
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    The Black Oud

    The Black Oud

    1 1992 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Grove

    The Grove

    1 1993 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Grove

    The Grove

    1 1993 HD

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  • 1993
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    Star of Day

    Star of Day

    4 1993 HD

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  • 1993
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    Star of Day

    Star of Day

    4 1993 HD

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  • 1967
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    For Life, Against the War

    For Life, Against the War

    6 1967 HD

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  • 1970
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    Hildur and the Magician

    Hildur and the Magician

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Hildur and the Magician

    Hildur and the Magician

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Hildur and the Magician

    Hildur and the Magician

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Hildur and the Magician

    Hildur and the Magician

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Sacred Art of Tibet

    The Sacred Art of Tibet

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    6 1977 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    6 1977 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    6 1977 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    6 1977 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    6 1977 HD

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  • 2024
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    Reve d'Or

    Reve d'Or

    1 2024 HD

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  • 2018
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    Delirium

    Delirium

    1 2018 HD

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  • 1978
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    Ancestors

    Ancestors

    1 1978 HD

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  • 2015
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    The Apoplectic Walrus

    The Apoplectic Walrus

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2022
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    Harper's Bazar

    Harper's Bazar

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2022
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    Harper's Bazar

    Harper's Bazar

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2019
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    Oz

    Oz

    1 2019 HD

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  • 1940
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    Three by Cornell

    Three by Cornell

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1973
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    Once Upon a Time

    Once Upon a Time

    6.5 1973 HD

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