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Jean Painlevé(1902-1989)

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  • Producer
  • Writer
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Jean Painlevé was born on 20 November 1902 in Paris, France. He was a director and producer, known for The Sea Horse (1935), Pasteur (1947) and Crevettes (1930). He died on 2 July 1989 in Paris, France.
BornNovember 20, 1902
DiedJuly 2, 1989(86)
BornNovember 20, 1902
DiedJuly 2, 1989(86)
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Known for

Freshwater Assassins (1947)
The Sea Horse
7.2
Short
  • Director
  • 1935
Pasteur
Short
  • Director
  • 1947
Crevettes
8.4
Short
  • Director
  • 1930
La chirurgie correctrice
  • Director
  • 1948

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Director



  • Science Is Fiction: The Films of Jean Painlevé (2007)
    Science Is Fiction: The Films of Jean Painlevé
    7.6
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Freshwater Assassins (1947)
    Pigeons in the Square
    6.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Transition de phase dans les cristaux liquides (1978)
    Transition de phase dans les cristaux liquides
    6.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Limailles
    Short
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Acera, or the Witches' Dance (1972)
    Acera, or the Witches' Dance
    6.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Diatoms (1968)
    Diatoms
    6.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1968
  • The Love Life of the Octopus (1967)
    The Love Life of the Octopus
    7.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Freshwater Assassins (1947)
    Shrimp Stories
    6.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Freshwater Assassins (1947)
    How Some Jellyfish Are Born
    6.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1960
  • L'astérie
    Short
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Les Alpes
    Short
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Freshwater Assassins (1947)
    Sea Ballerinas
    6.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Le Grand Cirque Calder 1927 (1955)
    Le Grand Cirque Calder 1927
    5.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Sea Urchins (1954)
    Sea Urchins
    6.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Écriture de la danse
    • Director
    • 1948

Producer



  • Freshwater Assassins (1947)
    Similarities Between Length and Speed
    6.1
    Short
    • producer
    • 1937
  • Freshwater Assassins (1947)
    The Struggle for Survival
    5.7
    Short
    • producer
    • 1937
  • Freshwater Assassins (1947)
    Voyage to the Sky
    6.6
    Short
    • producer
    • 1937
  • Freshwater Assassins (1947)
    The Fourth Dimension
    6.8
    Short
    • producer
    • 1937
  • Freshwater Assassins (1947)
    Bluebeard
    6.4
    Short
    • producer
    • 1936
  • Freshwater Assassins (1947)
    The Sea Horse
    7.2
    Short
    • producer
    • 1935

Writer



  • Blood of the Beasts (1949)
    Blood of the Beasts
    7.7
    Short
    • commentary
    • 1949
  • Pasteur
    Short
    • commentary
    • screenplay
    • 1947
  • Freshwater Assassins (1947)
    The Sea Horse
    7.2
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1935
  • Crevettes
    8.4
    Short
    • voice
    • 1930

Personal details

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  • Born
    • November 20, 1902
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • July 2, 1989
    • Paris, France(undisclosed)
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    Noted French documentarist, often on scientific subjects, in particular underwater marine biology. In 1930, co-founded L'Institut du Cinema Scientifique.

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