Jean Painlevé
Jean Painlevé (born November 20, 1902 in Paris , France , † July 2, 1989 there ) was a French documentary filmmaker , set designer and actor . He is considered one of the pioneers of documentary film and developed underwater film recording techniques as early as the 1920s.
life and work
Painlevé, son of the mathematician and two-time Prime Minister Paul Painlevé , studied medicine in Paris , then biology and then worked in the field of comparative anatomy . In order to convey the colors and shapes of nature, he began to film and in 1925 made “his first film about the development of a fish.” He experimented with technical processes and developed recording techniques for underwater films. As a silent observer of the animal world, he drew popular stories and dramas. He was a crossover between science and the avant-garde of early film. His fanatical realism seemed almost surreal and inspired artists such as Man Ray and Luis Buñuel .
Among other things, he also worked as a book editor. In 1948 he was responsible for the publication of the book Le cinéma scientifique français .
Filmography
As a director
- 1928: La Pieuvre
- 1929: Les Oursins
- 1929: Oeufs d'épinoche
- 1929: Hyas et stenorinques
- 1929: La Daphnie
- 1930: Les Crabes
- 1930: Bernard-l'hermite
- 1931: Ruptures de fibers
- 1932: Electrophoresis de nitrate d'argent
- 1934: L'Hippocampe
- 1935: Corèthre
- 1936: Microscopy à bord d'un bateau de pêche
- 1936: Barbe-Bleue
- 1937: Voyage dans le ciel
- 1937: Images mathématiques de la quatrième dimension
- 1939: Solutions françaises
- 1945: Le Vampire
- 1946: Jeux d'enfants
- 1947: Pasteur
- 1947: Notre planète la Terre
- 1947: Assassins d'eau douce
- 1948: Écriture de la danse
- 1948: La Chirurgie correctrice
- 1958: Les Oursins
- 1958: L'Astérie
- 1958: Les Alpes
- 1960: Les Danseuses de mer
- 1960: Comment naissent les méduses
As a film architect
- 1934: L'Hippocampe
As a performer
- 1926: L'Inconnue des six jours. Role Jean Dubois
literature
- TV preview . In: Der Spiegel , Heft 33 (2006), p. 83, ISSN 0038-7452 .
- Andy Masaki Bellows, Marina McDougall, Brigitte Berg (Eds.): Science Is Fiction. The Films of Jean Painlevé . MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass. 2001, 232 pages, ISBN 0-262-52318-3 .
documentary
François Levy-Kuentz: The fantastic film worlds of Jean Painlevé (original title Fantaisie pour biologie marine ), France 2003, first broadcast by arte, August 20, 2006
Web links
- Jean Painlevé in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Les Documents Cinématographiques : Production company founded by Jean Painlevé
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Petra Gördüren, Dirk Luckow (Ed.): Dopplereffekt. Pictures in Art and Science , Kunsthalle zu Kiel January 31 to May 2, 2010. DuMont Buchverlag, Kiel 2010, p. 241
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Painlevé, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French documentary filmmaker, production designer and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 2nd 1989 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |