Len Lye
b. 1901 — d. 1980 (aged 79)
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Writer
Leonard Charles Huia "Len" Lye (5 July 1901 – 15 May 1980), was a Christchurch, New Zealand-born artist known primarily for his experimental films and kinetic sculpture. His films are held in archives including the New Zealand Film Archive, British Film Institute, Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and the Pacific Film Archive at University of California, Berkeley.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 6.7
Particles in Space
1979 Director
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★ 6.3
Free Radicals
1958 Director
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★ 6.4
Tal Farlow
1958 Director
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★ 6.6
Prime Time
1958 Director
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★ 6.3
Rhythm
1957 Director
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★ 6.5
All Souls Carnival
1957 Director
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★ 5.7
Life's Musical Minute
1953 Director
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★ 6.5
Color Cry
1952 Director
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★ 7.4
Crusade in Europe
1949 Director
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★ 6.4
Cameramen at War
1944 Director
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The March of Time, Vol. 10, No. 9: The Irish Question
1944 Director
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★ 6.2
Musical Poster Number One
1942 Director
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★ 6.0
Kill or Be Killed
1942 Director
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★ 5.2
Newspaper Train
1942 Director
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★ 6.4
When the Pie Was Opened
1941 Director
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★ 6.8
Swinging the Lambeth Walk
1940 Director
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★ 6.9
Colour Flight
1939 Director
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★ 6.9
N or NW
1938 Director
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★ 6.3
Trade Tattoo
1937 Director
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Full Fathom Five
1937 Director
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★ 6.6
Rainbow Dance
1936 Director
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★ 6.6
The Birth of the Robot
1936 Director
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★ 6.2
A Colour Box
1935 Director
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★ 6.9
Kaleidoscope
1935 Director
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★ 6.1
Experimental Animation 1933
1933 Director
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★ 6.5
Tusalava
1929 Director