The Book of Kells is an Irish manuscript containing the Four Gospels of the Bible, celebrated for its lavish decoration in various colors of ink. Thought to have been started in a monastery on the Isle of Iona off the west coast of Scotland, to honor Saint Columba in the early 8th century, it was moved to a cathedral in Kells, in the county of Meath, Ireland after a Viking raid sometime in the 9th century. It remained in Kells until the mid 1500s. In the 17th century, Archbishop Ussher presented it to
Trinity College in Dublin, where it resides today.
The Secret of Kells is a fictitious animation that tells of the creation of the legendary Book of Kells. The animation reflects the the style of the illuminated manuscript with beautiful stylistic 2d animation, using symbols and imagery from the Book of Kells to great effect in almost every frame.
This film is currently viewable on
Netflix Instant-View .
More info:
http://www.snake.net/people/paul/kells/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485601/
http://www.bookofkells.ie/book-of-kells/
6 comments:
I had no Idea of this--will watch it . Thanks Mauro.
MN
This was done so stylistically, that the plot becomes almost secondary. The artwork was incredible and the music was perfect.
Another (more historical) film on the Book of Kells, The Book of Kells - The Work of Angels is coming soon to Netflix as well. It is already currently available for purchase at Amazon however.
It seems like an interesting documentary. It got some really good reviews.
Ever since this class started, I noticed this movie more and more on Netflix. I wanted to watch this with my daughter but was hesitant because it really didn't recieve good ratings, but now I will check it out!
Thanks Mauro!
~Leanne
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