One of the most unique animated features in the digital animation era is the secret of kells. Book of kells part 1 documentary art religieux, religieuse, enluminure, calligraphie. The page is rich in multilayered symbolism intended to engage its monastic audience with a range of eucharistic and christological themes. New research is rewriting the history of the worlds most famous early medieval manuscript a lavishly illustrated 1,200yearold copy of the gospels known today as the book of kells. The story while simplistic enriches us with a thoughtful story. While its not a faithful historical account of the creation of the book of kells it is a. The book of kells is one of the most prized artifacts of early irish history, dating back. The chi rho page in the book of kells is perhaps the most elaborate and enigmatic illumination in the manuscript. A fictionalized version of the history of the book of kells, the story focuses on brendan. Brendan is the main character, a young boy who is adventurous like any other his age however has to face some of his fears to help finish a book. The 2009 animated film the secret of kells tells a fictional story of the creation of the book of kells by an elderly monk aidan and. Bear in mind that the music here is not necessarily in sequence with when it plays in the movie. The secret of kells might rush it plot, but it visuals and what it culturally shares are mesmerizing. Find out where the secret of kells is streaming, if the secret of kells is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider.
The secret of kells, directed by tomm moore, concerns the book of kells, a. A woman walks past the book of kells building following the announcement that trinity college will close many tourist attractions within the college in dublin, ireland march 12, 2020. Jennifer oreilly, book of kells documentary, part 1 youtube, 2011, 7mins, 12 secs. Tomm moore reveals his secret of kells the irish film. Ireland to shut schools and universities over coronavirus. Made by the irish film studio, cartoon saloon, it tells a fictional story about the origin of the book of kells. Director tomm moore has fashioned a marvelous animated movie centered around the book of kells. The secret of kells 2010 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Loyola institute, trinity college dublin, and acknowledge their substantial. A history of ireland in 100 objects the irish times. The book is the book of kells, a circa ad 800 illuminated manuscript. The whole movie was a magical, colorful, pictorial, unforgettable ride. But, in a way that is also typically irish, the book is fed by many cultural streams, from pictish sculpture in.
The movie ends very much with a very dark bitter sweet ending as this. The book of kells isnt the only illuminated manuscript in the socalled insular style. Monks from the original monastery founded by st columba also set up other monastic communities including. It was created in a columban monastery in either britain or ireland and may have had. Together with the gospels of lindisfarne and the book of durrow, i would say that the book of kells is one of the greatest contributions to medieval art ever to come out of the british isles. The secret of kells tells the simple story of the boy behind the famed book of kells. This irish production has been nominated for an academy.
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