Our Lady of the Sphere

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Our Lady of the Sphere
Directed by Larry Jordan
Distributed by Canyon Cinema
Release date
  • 1969 (1969)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryUnited States

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]

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References

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