Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Orson Welles, Larry Jordan Part 1

[@Thecodeist]

My most favorite piece of poetry by far! Love the Rime of the Ancient Mariner!

[@Shelley1834]

Beautifully read by Mr Welles. Very pleased to find this as it's one of my favourite poems. Thanks.x.

[@juneblake3651]

A daunting narrative, thank you

[@69ESmarina]

Thanks for sharing this beautiful creation. I love the Rime of The Ancient Mariner and I've just come back from Watchet in Somerset where there's the most beautiful statue in honor of the poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge!

[@RockwellAIM65]

Larry Jordan told us this in class once. He submitted his script to Orson, I think while he had some title at the SFAI or being chair for some prominent film board. Some time later, perhaps a year or two later- got a box full of cassette tapes, with each line from the script repeated over+over again til Orson tho't he got it right. After getting the line right, he'd stop+move to the next line. Larry had to splice the "last lines" together from all the tapes... it must have taken forever! I always liked Larry Jordan's sense of humor + style in his animation. It's just fun.

[@motrous]

I'm so happy you uploaded these..

[@cecilychoiminho]

Thanks a lot for uploading.It helped me considerably to understand the whole poem.

[@josiebloggs5716]

studied this in year 5 couldn't stop thinking about it till now

[@daguyrounddacorner]

this is the best poem ive ever heard has such a good meaning

[@radiootoo]

WOW! Dore' and Colerige and Welles - unbeatable! I will recut it too, someday - with music by Ligeti and sounds of the seas... THANKS A MILLION!!

[@maulik2221]

ABSOLUTELY NICE VIDEO FOCUSING ON THE SMALLEST PART TO BE NOTICEABLE

[@MvSly14]

I absolutely love the moral of this story

[@mollyraymff]

Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink

[@ericlewis77]

Great just great....

[@PhilMante]

Seeing the words "Rime of the ancient mariner" i couldn't help but say "Up the Irons!"

[@HonkeyTheBear]

Yes. It is the old way of spelling the word. When the poem was first written, it was actually called "The Rime of the Ancyent Mariner". Have no idea why they updated "Ancyent" when "Rime" is just as outdated.

[@Imogen96]

This video is very well put together and i like the way things fly across the screen. It gives a great feel to the animation. Even though the people aren't moving as they're just pictures you still get the gist of the story. I never knew there was art work of the ancient mariner since I've only read the poem. Also the improvements you could put in would be maybe make the people more life like. All together it was very good though.

[@VeEzUpZVashisthBhushan]

thnx ....uploader this really helped... awesome 1 btw

[@QUABLEDISTOCFICKLEPO]

I just wanted to vote, but KZbin wouldn't allow that. So, I'm adding my "thumbs-up" here.

[@China7381]

This is lovely...

[@dantepoe4721]

Larry Jordan is an amazing filmmaker and was my favorite teacher of all time at the SF ART INT.

[@sst710]

@nickstoli Well it's an alternate spelling of rhyme and it's also a type of frost. The title has a double meaning. It's the rhymed story of the ancient mariner and it's also the about the land of mist and snow, where all his problems start.

[@fongy200]

Iv'e always said it but this would make a fantastic big budget blockbuster movie,given a good script and all the effects wow it would be quite scarry.

[@brasilcork]

Richard Burton also read the poem but it's not on KZbin.

[@Shelley1834]

Have you heard the reading on youtube by Richard Burton, Robert Hardy and John Neville? Its very good. I listened to it as I fell asleep last night, and when I drifted off I had really mad dreams!

[@steviecole100]

I think that this is a great idea and I particularly liked the Mariner's glittering eye. I liked the way it used engravings by Gustave Dore. I also thought the voice over the top was good. I think it could have been improved by using real acting instead of animations

[@xxscarlettrigger]

orson

[@LEMONSYLLABUB]

The reading by Orson Welles was perfect for the poem and the engravings by Gustave Dore were really good. The animations could have been better such as copying the engravings into an animation or having people act it out.

[@matcost92]

Read the description. It's from 1977

[@orlandaalicewright]

i thought that the it gives a very visual effect of the poem,but on a negative point i thought that the pictures could of been a little bit more color in the pictures from Theodora-Rose Wright x

[@alexcisneros2980]

Fun fact: I'm watching this for my English gothic literature course

[@HerAeolianHarp]

@brasilcork I think Poetictouchannel has uploaded it if you are still interested in a Burton reading of the poem.

[@multurina]

me gustaria mas el video si estubiera doblado al castellano o subtitulado

[@OSleeperTactical]

@Thecodeist have you read the origonal from the 1700s* or the altered version from the 1800s* *pretty sure the dates are right but i don't remmember the axcact details

[@WimGrundy]

Check out ''Ceremony'' (Spooky Tooth and Pierre Henry album)

[@GentBicaj]

it all started like a usual boring literature poem that i had to read for my studies, but then i really liked it :P

[@jonathanhernandez3292]

Studying this for poetry class, thanks for uploading. Orson Wells rocks it as usual. Anybody know the name of the main song/music?

[@RebornLegacy]

It would be nice if there were subtitles.

[@andydensmore5293]

Do you have the reading of murder In the gunroom by h beam piper by orson wells

[@MrYorickJenkins]

AT, you liked this poem, which is indeed marvellous. If you listen to it again here on u tube, please think of me and send me a mail to let me know you are all right.The last mail you had is not working any more (as you know).

[@asadd2]

Took me longer to find a video about this Rime NOT related to Iron Maiden :D

[@joeshuge]

Why can't anyone post something in its entirety? Why does it have to be broken up into parts?

[@eclipsis4011]

Iron Maiden!!

[@darkangelcloud7]

we all have wisdom:)

[@el_69xo]

rip

[@asadd2]

go to youtube and write "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and try to find the Rime and not the song. Good luck.

[@JoeCalfire]

UP THE IRONS!!!!!!!! :D

[@SoundOfTheShell]

:/ ive got my exam on this in like 4 hours Epic poem but im still bricking it xD

[@xx-sh8bo]

Damn bro I’m going over this rn

[@xx-sh8bo]

But it’s been 10 years how’s life been treating you ?

[@tarunsolanki97]

nice video youtube also helps me to study

[@NoahesFrio]

When does this take place? Looks like the 1500s.

[@nickstoli]

Okay, does "rime" mean what I think it means? Rhyme?

[@semouthebif]

why is this related to iron maiden?

[@itsmarty94]

you tube even helps me studying

[@LordAntWarrior]

UP THOSE IRONS!

[@wormswithteeth]

Don't kill an Albatross! ;)

[@SwordMasterTala]

@dicemouse that bird bring the fog and mist

[@RaymondLiftss]

fun fact this is the 2nd comment made since 5 years ago.

[@Sophz235]

jfc this is the youtube comments section, not a space for you to write an essay to showcase your ~well clever and eloquent language~

[@semouthebif]

sykees8 brought me here

[@xomarrz1]

thumbs up if oh-woah sent you here

[@Justinx9x]

The mariner was creepy, the animations were just a few pictures being moved. ( all in all it was pretty bad ). It would have been better if some decent software was used. By the way, why did you bother doing this? Is it your job or did you do it for fun?

[@3144Victor]

What need is there for 2.5 minutes of the most dreadful introduction ever to this great work?

[@jetpaq]

Hark i bellowith great tidings in agreeance fair friend. For that was acidic to the mind and the eye.

[@Missem96]

I think the voice over was quite good and the sound effects were ok but the visual effects were pretty bad. They could hv usd a better animation program.

[@lostdrewid]

I would have liked this if it just showed the wood carvings instead of making a poor animation with them.

[@simontheboy2931]

@Rebldoomer Just stick to Hollywood blockbusters then.

[@MrKNNT]

are you kidding? hahahaha It was hard for me to get here and not to the Iron Maiden song (and as an Iron Maiden fan it is not a real problem xD )

[@wisesatyr72]

yea I dont like anything that has to do with ships or pirates..going back to the Kubla Khan poem

[@Jerwold]

@dicemouse No motivation is given. Just a stupid human thing to do.

[@kamrahmane]

Quite appalling - just goes to prove that just because you're Orson Welles, doesn't mean that you can read poetry from England. The director should have got a proper actor from England to read it!

[@nickwiles3071]

I beg your pardon. It may well be that the things of life ring differently for different people. Orson's version sits just fine by me. But then he was afflicted by starvation of that most important of resources in our modern age, money! Why fore did he lack the green back? well [es] because he was a prodigy ! Not one can rest while such be free..The system kills all prodigy! So we get, some years hence, bitches that stink of pretense! I like Orson's work, At least it was fresh! Still, some like the stink of an "ole' turd in a plastic bag!" Cue the dart board Phil!

[@coosoorlog]

most of the commentators here would not receive the grace of the holy mother

[@CoryMassacre2]

I love his voice but he has no rhythm.