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R. Bruce Elder

  • Director
  • Cinematographer
  • Editor
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R. Bruce Elder was born on 11 June 1947 in Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and cinematographer, known for The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1979), Lamentations a Monument for the Dead World (1985) and The Book of All the Dead (1997).
BornJune 11, 1947
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    Known for

    The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1979)
    The Art of Worldly Wisdom
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1979
    Lamentations a Monument for the Dead World (1985)
    Lamentations a Monument for the Dead World
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1985
    The Book of All the Dead
    • Director
    • 1997
    Eros and Wonder (2003)
    Eros and Wonder
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2003

    Credits

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    Director

    • A Gathering of Crystals
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Return to Nature! The True Natural Method of Healing and Living and the True Salvation of the Soul: Paradise Regained, The Core of the Body-Water, Human Curative Power, Light, Air, Earth, Food, Fruit Culture
      7.4
      Short
      • Director (as Bruce Elder)
      • 2012
    • What Troubles the Peace at Brandenburg?
      • Director
      • 2011
    • The Young Prince
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Infunde Lumen Cordibus
      7.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Eros and Wonder (2003)
      Eros and Wonder
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Crack, Brutal, Grief
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2000
    • A Man Whose Life Was Full of Woe Has Been Surprised by Joy (1997)
      A Man Whose Life Was Full of Woe Has Been Surprised by Joy
      7.8
      • Director
      • 1997
    • The Book of All the Dead
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Et Resurrectus Est (1994)
      Et Resurrectus Est
      7.7
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Burying the Dead: Into the Light (1993)
      Burying the Dead: Into the Light
      8.2
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Exultations: In Light of the Great Giving
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Azure Serene
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Flesh Angels (1990)
      Flesh Angels
      7.2
      • Director
      • 1990
    • Newton and Me
      • Director
      • 1990

    Cinematographer

    • Return to Nature! The True Natural Method of Healing and Living and the True Salvation of the Soul: Paradise Regained, The Core of the Body-Water, Human Curative Power, Light, Air, Earth, Food, Fruit Culture
      7.4
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Eros and Wonder (2003)
      Eros and Wonder
      7.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2003
    • Brakhage (1998)
      Brakhage
      6.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 1998
    • A Man Whose Life Was Full of Woe Has Been Surprised by Joy (1997)
      A Man Whose Life Was Full of Woe Has Been Surprised by Joy
      7.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 1997
    • The Book of All the Dead
      • Cinematographer
      • 1997
    • Lamentations a Monument for the Dead World (1985)
      Lamentations a Monument for the Dead World
      6.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 1985
    • Illuminated Texts (1982)
      Illuminated Texts
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 1982
    • Sweet Love Remembered (1980)
      Sweet Love Remembered
      6.8
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1980
    • Look! We Have Come Through! (1978)
      Look! We Have Come Through!
      7.8
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1978
    • Barbara Is a Vision of Loveliness (1976)
      Barbara Is a Vision of Loveliness
      6.3
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1976
    • She Is Away (1976)
      She Is Away
      6.6
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1976
    • Breath/Light/Birth (1975)
      Breath/Light/Birth
      6.3
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1975

    Editor

    • The Book of All the Dead
      • Editor
      • 1997
    • Lamentations a Monument for the Dead World (1985)
      Lamentations a Monument for the Dead World
      6.7
      • Editor
      • 1985
    • Illuminated Texts (1982)
      Illuminated Texts
      7.0
      • Editor
      • 1982
    • Sweet Love Remembered (1980)
      Sweet Love Remembered
      6.8
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1980
    • Look! We Have Come Through! (1978)
      Look! We Have Come Through!
      7.8
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1978
    • Barbara Is a Vision of Loveliness (1976)
      Barbara Is a Vision of Loveliness
      6.3
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1976
    • Permutations and Combinations (1976)
      Permutations and Combinations
      5.9
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1976
    • She Is Away (1976)
      She Is Away
      6.6
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1976
    • Breath/Light/Birth (1975)
      Breath/Light/Birth
      6.3
      Short
      • Editor
      • 1975

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Bruce Elder
    • Born
      • June 11, 1947
      • Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada
    • Other works
      Book: "Take Two", 1984.

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