Directed by Jean Painlevé • 1928 • France
From 1927 to 1928, Jean Painlevé made his first three films aimed at the general public. Shown in ‘ciné-clubs’ and avant-garde movie theaters of Paris, these films were written and edited to entertain as well as educate. DAPHNIA, one of these educational films, is presented here in its original silent version. (Presented without score.)
Up Next in Science Is Fiction: 23 Films by Jean Painlevé
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The Stickleback’s Egg
Directed by Jean Painlevé • 1925 • France
Jean Painlevé made numerous research films, strictly with the scientific and university communities in mind. THE STICKLEBACK’S EGG, an educational short about fish egg fertilization, is presented here in its original silent version. (Presented without sc...
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Experimental Treatment of a Hemorrhag...
Directed by Jean Painlevé • 1930 • France
Jean Painlevé made numerous research films, strictly with the scientific and university communities in mind. EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT OF A HEMORRHAGE IN A DOG, an educational short about an experimental canine surgery, is presented here in its original sil...
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The Fourth Dimension
Directed by Jean Painlevé • 1936 • 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. THE FOURTH DIMENSION takes a look at how we interact with dimensional space.
