Ryan
TV-PG
14 minutes
- Ryan Larkin, Chris Landreth, Felicity Fanjoy
- Chris Landreth
- Documentary, Animation, Short
- September 1, 2004
- English, French
- 7.5
Synopsis
Chris Landreth introduces himself to us in a funky restroom and then introduces the film’s subject, Ryan Larkin, a brilliant animator in the 1960s and early 1970s. Chris shows us clips of “Walking” and “Street Musique,” Ryan’s ground-breaking shorts. We now see Ryan as he is: emaciated, alcoholic, much of his mind gone; we meet Felicity Fanjoy, his love during his creative period, and Derek Lamb, his producer. Ryan talks to Chris in the dining hall of what is probably a homeless shelter or soup kitchen. Chris tries an intervention. We follow Ryan out into the street where he panhandles. The animation, which uses live footage, reveals the ravaged burned-out graceful man.
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