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Science is fiction : 23 films by Jean Painlevé.

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Summary
Long before Jacques Cousteau and Richard Attenborough, a Frenchman named Jean Painlevé made documentaries that captured the natural world in a unique manner. "Science Is Fiction" collects 23 of these short films. Painlevé (1902-89) spent his life ... Read more
Contents
Disc one; Popular films Hyas et stenorinques crustacés marins = Hyas and stenorhynchus marine crustaceans / Gaumont Franco-Film présente ; un documentaire de Jean Painlevé (1927) (10 min.) -- Oursins = Sea urchins / La Cinégraphie Documentaire pré... Read more
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Description
3 videodiscs (471 min.) : silent and sound, black & white and color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([24] pages : black & white illustrations ; 19 cm)
Publisher
Criterion Collection 2009

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