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<i>Our Lady of the Sphere</i>

Our Lady of the Sphere

1969 American film

Our Lady of the Sphere is a 1969 American experimental film directed by Larry Jordan.[1]

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Summary

The experimental film features ambiguous characters (a boy, a deep-sea diver and a mystical lady with an orbital head) [2] on a surrealist dream-like journey [3] full of various imagery through juxtaposed with symbols and images from themes such as antiquity to the space age, accompanied by alternating backgrounds, before the film ends in a garden.

Legacy

Our Lady of the Sphere is now part of Anthology Film Archives' Essential Cinema Repertory collection.[4] In 2010, it was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Larry Jordan-AWN
  2. [2]
    LUX
  3. [3]
    WorldCat.org
  4. [4]
    "Essential Cinema". Anthology Film Archives. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  5. [5]
    Library of Congress (2011-01-04). "2010 National Film Registry Announced - News Releases". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  6. [6]
    The National Film Registry Adds ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ and 24 More to the Library of Congress — /Film


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