An Anatomy of Melancholy

An Anatomy of Melancholy

2000
13m
6.5

6.5/10

2 votes
Animation
Overview

"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..."

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
Finetake Productions
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date April 24, 2000
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Fayida Jailler
Fayida Jailler

Reader

Key Crew

Jo Ann Kaplan
Director
Dick Arnall
Producer

No similar movies found

Check out other popular movies

Browse Movies