An Anatomy of Melancholy
"An Anatomy of Melancholy" is a cinematic meditation on mortality which takes the form of a special anatomy book - one in the process of being made. As hand-drawn illustrations appear slowly and painfully on the pages of the book, showing us parts of a dissected human body, we witness both the act of creation and a testament to our own passing. Accompanying the simple but powerful images of the human body, we hear the words of Keats' Ode on Melancholy: "Ay, in the very temple of Delight. Veiled Melancholy has her sovran shrine..."
Year: 2000
Genre: Animation
Studio: Finetake Productions
Director: Jo Ann Kaplan
Cast: Fayida Jailler
Crew: Jo Ann Kaplan (Director), Hugh Gordon (Cinematography), Thom Willems (Music), Dick Arnall (Producer), Jo Ann Kaplan (Animation), Mark Horrobin (Colorist)
Runtime: 13 minutes
Release: Apr 24, 2000
IMDb: 6.50/10 by 2 users
Popularity: 0
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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