"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..."
Directing | Jo Ann Kaplan | Director |
Sound | Thom Willems | Music |
Crew | Hugh Gordon | Cinematography |
Visual Effects | Jo Ann Kaplan | Animation |
Writing | Robert Burton | Book |
Editing | Mark Horrobin | Colorist |
Production | Dick Arnall | Producer |