Jean Painlevé Movies
- 1925
The Stickleback's Eggs
The Stickleback's Eggs5.61925HD
An educational film, a movie through a microscope, in two parts. Within minutes after the egg drops in the water, fertilization occurs and...
- 1930
Caprelles et Pantopodes
Caprelles et Pantopodes71930HD
- 1937
The Struggle for Survival
The Struggle for Survival6.11937HD
Jean Painlevé short film examining population explosion and decline.
- 1964
Shrimp Stories
Shrimp Stories5.81964HD
After a comic introduction, we look closely at a shrimp. Eyes on stilts, color patterns, pinchered walking feet, a rostrum. We watch shrimp eat using...
- 1930
Crabs and Shrimp
Crabs and Shrimp7.31930HD
Jean Painlevé is interested here, with the help of Eli Lotar, in crabs and shrimps. He is particularly interested in detailing their anatomy...
- 1937
Similarities Between Length and Speed
Similarities Between Length and Speed5.91937HD
Jean Painlevé short film examining proportion and its effects on organisms.
- 1960
How Some Jellyfish Are Born
How Some Jellyfish Are Born6.41960HD
At a marine biology station, a clump of algae reveals polyps, stomachs with limbs, limbs with buds, buds with poison cells. This animal reproduces by...
- 1972
Acera, or the Witches' Dance
Acera, or the Witches' Dance6.11972HD
In mud flats along the coast of Brittany we watch acera, small ball-shaped mollusks that are about two inches in diameter. They rest in mud; then, in...
- 1989
Jean Painlevé Through His Films
Jean Painlevé Through His Films5.51989HD
This documentary about the life and work of filmmaker Jean Painlevé was originally presented in eight parts on French television. It was...
- 1968
Diatoms
Diatoms6.41968HD
The one-celled long and slender diatom, up close: discovered in 1703 with the invention of the microscope. We observe them magnified 10,000 times:...
- 1946
Children's Play
Children's Play01946HD
A series of 5 choreographed sketches starring Jacqueline Clédon and Michèle Nadal.
- 1937
The Evil Eye
The Evil Eye01937HD
A vagabond arrives in a Flemish village. He's looking for his childhood love, but the villagers believe he has the evil eye.
- 1929
Hermit crab
Hermit crab61929HD
Painlevé’s first film on animal behavior, focusing on the Hermit Crab. On this film we see the Hermit Crab trying to find shelter.
- 1970
homards
homards01970HD
- 1970
Descente de la mer en accéléré
Descente de la mer en accéléré01970HD
- 1970
La table penchenat
La table penchenat01970HD
- 1974
Energy and Dynamics of Photons
Energy and Dynamics of Photons01974HD