Len Lye
Director

Len Lye

19
Works
19
Films
0
Series
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All Souls Carnival
Film
4.5
1957

All Souls Carnival

Len Lye usually timed his films with great care to match their soundtracks, but for All Souls Carniv…
Rhythm
Film
6.1
1957

Rhythm

Intended as a publicity film for Chrysler, Rhythm uses rapid editing to speed up the assembly of a c…
Life's Musical Minute
Film
5.5
1953

Life's Musical Minute

Life’s Musical Minute, recently re-discovered, is a short promotional film of this kind, based on Ge…
Color Cry
Film
5.6
1952

Color Cry

In 1944 Lye moved to New York City, initially to direct for the documentary newsreel The March of Ti…
Cameramen at War
Film
5.2
1943

Cameramen at War

A tribute to the cameramen of the newsreel companies and the service film units, in the form of a co…
Musical Poster #1
Film
4.7
1942

Musical Poster #1

A British WWII propaganda short warning citizens that Nazi sympathizers could be listening to their …
Newspaper Train
Film
5.0
1942

Newspaper Train

The story of how newspapers were distributed during the Blitz, stressing the importance of an accura…
Kill or be Killed
Film
4.0
1942

Kill or be Killed

A fictional enactment of the deadly contest between a British soldier and a German sniper hiding in …
When the Pie Was Opened
Film
7.5
1941

When the Pie Was Opened

Surrealism, avant-garde sound montage, and irreverent wit might be the last thing you'd expect from …