Science is fiction 23 films

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Title:

Author:

Painlevé, Jean.

Publication Information:

[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2009]

Physical Description:

3 videodiscs (471 min.) : sound and silent, black and white and color 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.).

Series:

Criterion collection ; 468

Criterion collection ; 468.

Summary:

Focusing on the work of French filmmaker Jean Painlevé, this collection features twenty-three Painlevé nature films; a 2005 performance of the ninety-minute score, The sounds of science, written in 2001 by members of the rock group Yo La Tengo to accompany eight of Painlevé's films; an interview with Yo La Tengo; and the eight-part 1988 French television series, Jean Painlevé au fil de ses films, which explores Painlevé's life and work through interviews with the filmmaker.

General Note:

Title from container.

Accompanying booklet includes an essay by Scott MacDonald entitled Going beneath the surface.

Language:

French

Contents:

Hyas and stenorhynchus = Hyas et stenorinques Sea urchins = Oursins How some jellyfish are born = Comment naissent des méduses Liquid crystals = Cristaux liquides Sea horse = L'hippocampe Love life of the octopus = Les amours de la pieuvre Shrimp stories = Histoires de crevettes Acera, or, The witches dance = Acera, ou, Le bal des sorcières Vampire = Le vampire Freshwater assassins = Les assassins d'eau douce Sea ballerinas = Les danseuses de la mer Diatoms = Diatomées Pigeons in the square = Les pigeons du square Sounds of science / Interview with Yo La Tengo -- Octopus = La pieuvre Sea urchins = Les oursins Daphnia = La daphnie Stickleback's egg = L'oeuf d'épinoche Experimental treatment of the hemorrhage in a dog = Traitement expérimental d'une hémorragie chez le chien Fourth dimension = La quatrième dimension Struggle for survival = Images mathématiques de la lutte pour la vie Voyage to the sky = Voyage dans le ciel Similarities between length and speed = Similitudes des longueurs et des vitesses Bluebeard = Barbe-Bleue Jean Painlevé through his films = Jean Painlevé au fil de ses films

Personal Subject:

Painlevé, Jean-Interviews.

Subject Term:

Nature.

Nature -- Songs and music.

Nature in motion pictures.

Motion picture producers and directors -- France -- Interviews.

Genre:

Nature films.

Biographical television programs.

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.