Joseph Cornell Movies

  • 1955
    Joanne, Union Square

    Joanne, Union Square

    Joanne, Union Square

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    Footage shot for Cornell by Rudy Burckhardt in December 1955 of a woman buying chestnuts from a street vendor and watching people and birds in a city...

    Joanne, Union Square
  • 1938
    The Children's Jury

    The Children's Jury

    The Children's Jury

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    A montage of elephants, children, Native Americans, logging, a barnstormer, a blimp, people on and in the water, and a man who sings like a bird.

    The Children's Jury
  • 1938
    Carousel: Animal Opera

    Carousel: Animal Opera

    Carousel: Animal Opera

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    Carousel - Animal Opera (c.1938), a visual symphony by artist and sculptor Joseph Cornell.

    Carousel: Animal Opera
  • 1978
    Cornell, 1965

    Cornell, 1965

    Cornell, 1965

    01978HD

    Lawrence Jordan's portrait of the reclusive artist Joseph Cornell.

    Cornell, 1965
  • 1940
    New Newsreel

    New Newsreel

    New Newsreel

    01940HD

    Rare film by Joseph Cornell. The same film as "The Children's Jury"

    New Newsreel
  • 1955
    3 Screen Tests

    3 Screen Tests

    3 Screen Tests

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    3 screen tests by Joseph Cornell.

    3 Screen Tests
  • 1957
    Capuccino

    Capuccino

    Capuccino

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    A couple on a street corner and in a cafe, birds circling above the city street, window displays in a shop.

    Capuccino
  • 1958
    Seraphina's Garden

    Seraphina's Garden

    Seraphina's Garden

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    Joseph Cornell film with input from Rudolph Burckhardt. Also the title to one of Cornell's collages.

    Seraphina's Garden
  • 1955
    Untitled Joseph Cornell Film (Parade Floats Collage)

    Untitled Joseph Cornell Film (Parade Floats Collage)

    Untitled Joseph Cornell Film (Parade Floats Collage)

    01955HD

    An untitled Joseph Cornell film from the MOMA collection

    Untitled Joseph Cornell Film (Parade Floats Collage)
  • 1956
    Mulberry Street

    Mulberry Street

    Mulberry Street

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    Joseph Cornell shot footage on Mulberry Street with Rudolph Burckhardt and made this silent film. Burckhardt would make his own sound version, "What...

    Mulberry Street
  • 1955
    Untitled Joseph Cornell Film (The Wool Collage)

    Untitled Joseph Cornell Film (The Wool Collage)

    Untitled Joseph Cornell Film (The Wool Collage)

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    The contents consist mostly of found footage, similar to the repurposed imagery favored by Cornell in his other films. Edited with Cornell’s...

    Untitled Joseph Cornell Film (The Wool Collage)
  • 1928
    Unreal Newsreels

    Unreal Newsreels

    Unreal Newsreels

    01928HD

    Joseph Cornell's original compilation from his own film collection is based on the low-budget slapstick cartoons produced in the 1920s and 1930s by...

    Unreal Newsreels
  • 1960
    New York, Rome, Barcelona, Brussels

    New York, Rome, Barcelona, Brussels

    New York, Rome, Barcelona, Brussels

    01960HD

    New York, Rome, Barcelona, Brussels
  • 1957
    Cloches a travers les feuilles

    Cloches a travers les feuilles

    Cloches a travers les feuilles

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    A shorter version of Joseph Cornell's Nymphlight, an experimental film shot in New York City's Bryant Park, featuring scenes of birds, fountains,...

    Cloches a travers les feuilles
  • 1956
    What Mozart Saw on Mulberry Street

    What Mozart Saw on Mulberry Street

    What Mozart Saw on Mulberry Street

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    Short film with sound by Rudy Burckhardt, assembled from the footage shot by Joseph Cornell for his own silent "Mulberry Street."

    What Mozart Saw on Mulberry Street
  • 1970
    Cinderella's Dream

    Cinderella's Dream

    Cinderella's Dream

    01970HD

    Short film by Joseph Cornell, date unknown, color, silent

    Cinderella's Dream