Directed by Jean Painlevé • 1937 • France
On assignment for the mathematics department of le Palais de la Découverte, Jean Painlevé shot this film to be presented at the Paris museum’s 1937 international exhibition. VOYAGE TO THE SKY muses on extraterrestrial landscapes and earth’s role in the universe.
Up Next in Science Is Fiction: 23 Films by Jean Painlevé
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Similarities Between Length and Speed
Directed by Jean Painlevé • 1937 • France
On assignment for the mathematics department of le Palais de la Découverte, Jean Painlevé shot this film to be presented at the Paris museum’s 1937 international exhibition. SIMILARITIES BETWEEN LENGTH AND SPEED offers a mathematical look at proportions.
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Bluebeard
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 thre...
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Jean Painlevé Through His Films
This eight-part French television series from 1988 explores Painlevé’s life and work through interviews with the filmmaker.
