Swinging the Lambeth Walk
Synopsis
Len Lye’s camera-less film animates “swing” versions of the popular Lambeth Walk—featuring Django Reinhardt on guitar and Stéphane Grappelli on violin—through scratched and painted imagery directly on celluloid. Sponsored by the Tourist and Industrial Development Association after Lye and his family fell into hardship, the film blends vibrant visual rhythms with music, free of advertising slogans, and stands out as one of Lye’s most playful experiments in direct cinema.
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MTV - Len Lye - Swinging the lambeth walk
Type: Clip • Published 2012-08-14
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Len Lye
- Original Title
- Swinging the Lambeth Walk
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- 4m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Len Lye
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Len Lye
Director
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What is Swinging the Lambeth Walk about?
Len Lye’s camera-less film animates “swing” versions of the popular Lambeth Walk—featuring Django Reinhardt on guitar and Stéphane Grappelli on violin—through scratched and painted imagery directly on celluloid. Sponsored by the Tourist and Industrial Development Association after Lye and his family fell into hardship, the film blends vibrant visual rhythms with music, free of advertising slogans, and stands out as one of Lye’s most playful experiments in direct cinema.
Who directed Swinging the Lambeth Walk?
Swinging the Lambeth Walk was directed by Len Lye.
Who stars in Swinging the Lambeth Walk?
The principal cast of Swinging the Lambeth Walk includes Not specified.
When was Swinging the Lambeth Walk released and how long is it?
Swinging the Lambeth Walk was released in 1940 with a total runtime of 4m.