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SCIENCE IS FICTION: 23 FILMS BY JEAN PAINLEVÉ

Directed by Jean Painlevé
France, 2007
Anthology, Documentary
  • 315315 minutes

Synopsis

Painlevé was a film director, critic, theorist, and animator, yet his interests and studies also extended to mathematics, medicine, and zoology. All these strands came together in a groundbreaking, decades-spanning artistic career. This anthology features twenty-three of Painlevé’s shorts.

Synopsis

Painlevé was a film director, critic, theorist, and animator, yet his interests and studies also extended to mathematics, medicine, and zoology. All these strands came together in a groundbreaking, decades-spanning artistic career. This anthology features twenty-three of Painlevé’s shorts.