Directed by Jean Painlevé • 1938 • France
Inspired by the groundbreaking use of film in the analysis of movement by physiologist Étienne-Jules Marey, Jean Painlevé animated the opéra bouffe BLUEBEARD, about the legendary knight, using clay dolls made by sculptor René Bertrand and Bertrand’s three young children.
This eight-part French television series from 1988 explores Painlevé’s life and work through interviews with the filmmaker.
