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Science Is Fiction: 23 Films by Jean Painlevé

Similarities Between Length and Speed

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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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