Lord, Let Me Die but Not Die Out (1970)
1970 · Short film · 37 min · dir. Stanley Croner
- Documentary
Synopsis
Follows contemporary American poet James Dickey on a three week lecture tour. Reveals the actual thoughts and feelings of the poet through his conversations and poetry readings. Later, he and fellow poet Robert Lowell discuss their dreams.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Stanley Croner
- Cinematography
- Stevan Larner
- Studio
- Encyclopædia Britannica Films
- Released
- 1970-02-02
- Running time
- 37 minutes
Cast & crew
- Stanley Croner Director
James Dickey- Robert Lowell
- Mary Ann Kohli
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · A Gem of a film · TomGSmith · 2018-04-30
Filmmaker Stan Croner (1927-2008) was one of the most exceptionally literate academic filmmakers of his time. For a decade he headed Encyclopedia Britannica Film's west coast unit, overseeing the production of scores elegant films. Lord, Let Me Die But Not Die Out, is a film he made himself in 1970. It is perhaps the one that he was most satisfied to have directed. I highly recommend it. The film is a portrait of eccentric modern American poet James Dickey (1923-1997). Dickey was gifted yet flawed artist. He was a natural writer, and a deep thinker. He was also an excessive performer and…