France

Jean Painlevé

19 films · 1928 to 1982
Born 20 November 1902, 7th arrondissement of Paris · Died 2 July 1989

Jean Painlevé was a French photographer and filmmaker who specialized in underwater fauna. He was the son of mathematician and twice prime minister of France Paul Painlevé.

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Jean Painlevé

Photo: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

Defining films

The Vampire
The Vampire
1945
Liquid Crystals
Liquid Crystals
1978
Sea Urchins
Sea Urchins
1954
Voyage to the Sky
Voyage to the Sky
1937
Bluebeard
Bluebeard
1936
The Fourth Dimension
The Fourth Dimension
1936

Films by decade

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