The Rime of the Modern Mariner
Vice: Hello Mark and Anthony! So how did The Rime of the Modern Mariner start?
Anthony Rossomando:
The booziness of the film’s origins seems true to the nature of maritime life. Mark Donne:
Anthony:
Do you think the decline in Britain as a maritime nation corresponds to a greater decline in British culture, this lost sense of wholeness?
Mark:
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Anthony:
Yeah, and it’s funny that people don’t think twice about having a mango in England in December.
Anthony:
From what you touched on in the film, these ex-dockers and sailors are part of such an esoteric culture that if it’s not acknowledged now, it’s going to be lost.
Mark:
I think there’s not that glamour associated with it as with the two World Wars. One of the guys you interviewed said there had been a real lack of respect for people who had been involved.
Mark:
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It must have been difficult with the interviews when you’re trying to win their trust, because you have to be careful about what you choose to include and what you don’t.
Anthony:
Did you have a way you were going to approach it from the outset, an initial vision which changed as you gathered information for it and did the interviews? And how did the dynamic work between the three of you? (Joe Morris, Director of Photography; Anthony Rossomando, Sound Design and Score; Mark Donne, Writer and Director)
Mark:
Anthony:
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Anthony, how did your approach or vision change as you started to engage with the interview footage?
Anthony:
I noticed you used the Morse code.
Anthony:
Was it fun?
Mark:
Anthony:
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Photos by Barney Bodoano
There will be a screening for
at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich on 17 September. Click here to buy tickets.
