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Jean Painlevé
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In short · Directed for nine decades — 31 credits.
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The Octopus(2008)
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Science Is Fiction: The Films of Jean Painlevé(2007)
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Pigeons in the Square(1982)
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Liquid Crystals(1978)
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Acera, or the Witches' Dance(1972)
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Diatoms(1968)
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The Love Life of the Octopus(1967)
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Shrimp Stories(1964)
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How Some Jellyfish Are Born(1960)
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Sea Ballerinas(1956)
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Sea Urchins(1954)
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Freshwater Assassins(1947)
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The Vampire(1945)
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Voyage to the Sky(1937)
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Similarities Between Length and Speed(1937)
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The Fourth Dimension(1937)
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The Struggle for Survival(1937)
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The Sea Horse(1935)
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Experimental Treatment of a Hemorrhage in a Dog(1930)
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Les crabes(1930)
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Le Bernard l'ermite(1929)
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Hyas and Stenorhynchus, marine crustaceans(1929)
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Sea Urchins(1929)
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Daphnia(1928)
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Stickelback Eggs(1925)
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- Jean Painlevé au fil de ses filmsSelf · 1989
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