



Jean Painlevé
Directing1902Paris, France

Biography
Jean Painlevé was a French photographer and filmmaker who specialized in underwater fauna.
Known For
Acting History
Future
2012
2001
The Sounds of Science
Director
1989
Jean Painlevé Through His Films
as Interviewee
1982
1978
Liquid Crystals
Director
1974
Energy and Dynamics of Photons
Director
1972
Acera, or the Witches' Dance
Director
Acera, or the Witches' Dance
Director of Photography
Acera, or the Witches' Dance
Producer
1968
Diatoms
Director
1967
The Love Life of an Octopus
Director
1964
1960
How Some Jellyfish Are Born
Director
1956
1955
Calder's 1927 Great Circus
Director
1954
Sea Urchins
Director
1949
Blood of the Beasts
Writer
1947
Freshwater Assassins
Director
1946
Children's Play
Director
1945
The Vampire
Director
1944
Le Journal de la Résistance
Camera Operator
1937
1936
1935
1930
Crabs and Shrimp
Director
Caprelles et Pantopodes
Director
1929
1928
The Octopus
Director
Daphnia
Director
1927
Mathusalem
Director
1925
The Stickleback's Eggs
Director



