The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Directed by

Ken Russell

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

52 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film is about Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the inspiration behind his poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. It shows the poet's life and creative process.

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What happens

Clouds of Glory is a 1978 British television series of documentaries directed by Ken Russell. It was co-written by Melvyn Bragg. It was Russell and Bragg's fifth collaboration on a biographical work. Two episodes were produced, William and Dorothy (on William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy) and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (on Samuel Taylor Coleridge). The Los Angeles Times called it "flat out brilliant". A third planned episode, King of the Crocodiles (on Robert Southey) was cancelled for financial reasons. Filming locations included Derwentwater, Thirlmere, Troutbeck, and Borrowdale, and a cottage in Stonethwaite was used to represent the Wordsworths' home, Dove Cottage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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