Jean Painlevé(1902-1989)

Director
Producer
Writer

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.

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Known for

The Sea Horse

7.2

Short

Director

1935

Pasteur

Short

Director

1947

Crevettes

8.1

Short

Director

1930

La chirurgie correctrice

Director

1948

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Science Is Fiction: The Films of Jean Painlevé
7.5
- Director
- 2007
Pigeons in the Square
6.3
Short
- Director
- 1982
Transition de phase dans les cristaux liquides
6.7
Short
- Director
- 1978
Acera, or the Witches' Dance
6.5
Short
- Director
- 1972
Limailles
Short
- Director
- 1972
Diatoms
6.3
Short
- Director
- 1968
The Love Life of the Octopus
7.1
Short
- Director
- 1967
Shrimp Stories
6.4
Short
- Director
- 1964
How Some Jellyfish Are Born
6.5
Short
- Director
- 1960
L'astérie
Short
- Director
- 1958
Les Alpes
Short
- Director
- 1958
Sea Ballerinas
6.5
Short
- Director
- 1956
Le Grand Cirque Calder 1927
5.8
Short
- Director
- 1955
Sea Urchins
6.7
Short
- Director
- 1954
Écriture de la danse
- Director
- 1948

Producer

Writer

Personal details

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.