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Hyas et stenorinques | Oursins | Comment naissent les méduses | Cristaux liquides | L'Hippocampe | Les amours de la pieuve | Histoires de crevettes | Acera ou le bal des sorcières' | Le Vampire | Assassins d'eau douce | Les Danseuses de mer | Diatomées | Les Pigeons du square | La Pieuvre | Les Oursins | La Daphine | L'œuf d'épinoche: de la fécondation à l'éclosion | Traitement expérimental d'une hémorragie chez le chien | La Quatriéme Dimension | Images mathématiques de la lutte pour la vie | Voyage dans le ciel | Similitudes des longueurs et des vitesses | Barbe-bleue
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Les Documents Cinematographiques
Directed by: Jean Painlevé
The mesmerizing, utterly unclassifiable science films of Jean Painlevé (1902-89) have to be seen to be believed: delightful, surrealist-influenced dream works that are also serious science. The French filmmaker-scientist-inventor had a decades-spanning career in which he created hundreds of short films on subjects ranging from astronomy to pigeons to, most famously, such marine-life marvels as the sea horse and the sea urchin. This definitive three-disc collection brings together the best of these, and also includes the French television series Jean Painlevé Through His Films, rock band Yo La Tengo’s eight-film score The Sounds of Science, and an essay by film scholar Scott MacDonald.
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Hyas et stenorinques
Year: 1927
Time: 10
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
Streaming Options
Stream
2
Oursins
Year: 1954
Time: 11
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
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No streaming options currently available for this title in your region.
Comment naissent les méduses
Year: 1960
Time: 14
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
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Stream
2
Cristaux liquides
Year: 1978
Time: 6
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
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L'Hippocampe
Year: 1933
Time: 14
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
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Stream
2
Les amours de la pieuve
Year: 1967
Time: 14
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Streaming Options
Stream
2
Histoires de crevettes
Year: 1964
Time: 10
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Streaming Options
Stream
2
Acera ou le bal des sorcières'
Year: 1972
Time: 13
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
Le Vampire
Year: 1945
Time: 9
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
Assassins d'eau douce
Year: 1947
Time: 24
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
Les Danseuses de mer
Year: 1956
Time: 13
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
Diatomées
Year: 1968
Time: 17
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
Les Pigeons du square
Year: 1982
Time: 27
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
La Pieuvre
Year: 1927
Time: 13
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
Streaming information not available for this title.
Les Oursins
Year: 1928
Time: 10
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
Streaming information not available for this title.
La Daphine
Year: 1928
Time: 9
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
Streaming information not available for this title.
L'œuf d'épinoche: de la fécondation à l'éclosion
Year: 1925
Time: 26
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
Streaming information not available for this title.
Traitement expérimental d'une hémorragie chez le chien
Year: 1930
Time: 4
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
Streaming information not available for this title.
La Quatriéme Dimension
Year: 1936
Time: 10
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
Images mathématiques de la lutte pour la vie
Year: 1937
Time: 14
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
Voyage dans le ciel
Year: 1937
Time: 11
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
Similitudes des longueurs et des vitesses
Year: 1937
Time: 10
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
Barbe-bleue
Year: 1938
Time: 13
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
Release Information:
Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Discs:
DVD-9 (3 Discs)
Total: 3 Discs
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Alternate Score, Documentary, Booklet
- The Sounds of Science, an original score by Yo La Tengo to Jean Painlevé's films, plus an interview with the band
- More than two hours of interviews with the filmmaker, drawn from the eight-part television series Jean Painlevé Through His Films, directed by Denis Derrien and Hélène Hazera
- A booklet featuring a new essay by film scholar Scott MacDonald
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Hyas et stenorinques
Oursins
Comment naissent les méduses
Cristaux liquides
L'Hippocampe
Les amours de la pieuve
Histoires de crevettes
Acera ou le bal des sorcières'
Le Vampire
Assassins d'eau douce
Les Danseuses de mer
Diatomées
Les Pigeons du square
La Pieuvre
Les Oursins
La Daphine
L'œuf d'épinoche: de la fécondation à l'éclosion
Traitement expérimental d'une hémorragie chez le chien
La Quatriéme Dimension
Images mathématiques de la lutte pour la vie
Voyage dans le ciel
Similitudes des longueurs et des vitesses
Barbe-bleue
Picture
Audio
Supplements
Artwork
Release Credits
Artwork: Rodrigo Corral
Producer: Kate Elmore
Artwork: Ben Wiseman
Release Notes on Restoration
Hyas et stenorinques
All films are presented in their original aspect ratios of 1.33:1. On widescreen televisions, black bars will appear on the left and the right of the image to maintain the proper screen format. The pictures have been slightly windowboxed to ensure the maximum image is visible on all monitors.