Adagio (1983)

Subtitled “Eros in Psyche” and set to a composition by Tomaso Albinoni, Lawrence Jordan’s rapturous live action short contemplates two nude figures in California idyll. They remain physically separated but Jordan’s spellbinding cutting and tactile camerawork suggest a loosening of inhibition. Parisian fountains and classical statues signal the deep cultural bedrock for the filmmaker’s ostensibly freewheeling portraiture.

Released Jan. 1, 1983 8 min None+

Genres: Short

Keywords: tmdb.avant-garde, tmdb.short-film, mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.avant-garde-short, imdb.experimental-short, aspectratio.1-33-1

Country: United States
Languages: No Language