Jean Painlevé

Jean Painlevé

Personal information

Known for: Directing
Known credits: 41
Gender: Male
Born: November 20, 1902
Died: July 2, 1989
Place of birth: Paris, France

Biography

Jean Painlevé was a French photographer and filmmaker who specialized in underwater fauna.

Popular

Blood of the Beasts

Movie

1949

Blood of the Beasts

Movie · 1949

The Vampire

Movie

1945

The Vampire

Movie · 1945

The Sea Horse

Movie

1935

The Sea Horse

Movie · 1935

Hyas and Stenorhynchus

Movie

1929

Hyas and Stenorhynchus

Movie · 1929

The Love Life of an Octopus

Movie

1967

The Love Life of an Octopus

Movie · 1967

Sea Urchins

Movie

1929

Sea Urchins

Movie · 1929

Filmography

Directing

37 titles

Upcoming

2007

Science Is Fiction: The Films of Jean Painlevé
Movie

Director

2001

The Sounds of Science
Movie

Director

1982

Pigeons in the Square
Movie

Director

1978

Liquid Crystals
Movie

Director

1974

Energy and Dynamics of Photons
Movie

Director

1972

Acera, or the Witches' Dance
Movie

Director

1968

Diatoms
Movie

Director

1967

The Love Life of an Octopus
Movie

Director

Production

5 titles

1982

Pigeons in the Square
Movie

Producer

1972

Acera, or the Witches' Dance
Movie

Producer

1964

Shrimp Stories
Movie

Producer

1936

Bluebeard
Movie

Producer

1935

The Sea Horse
Movie

Producer

Acting

4 titles

2012

Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo
Movie

as Self

1989

Jean Painlevé Through His Films
Movie

as Interviewee

1982

Pigeons in the Square
Movie

as Self (uncredited)

1927

Mathusalem
Movie

Camera

3 titles

1972

Acera, or the Witches' Dance
Movie

Director of Photography

1964

Shrimp Stories
Movie

Director of Photography

1956

Sea Ballerinas
Movie

Director of Photography

Writing

2 titles

1949

Blood of the Beasts
Movie

Writer

1935

The Sea Horse
Movie

Writer

Editing

2 titles

1956

Sea Ballerinas
Movie

Editor

1955

Calder's 1927 Great Circus
Movie

Editor

Crew

1 titles

1937

The Evil Eye
Movie

Special Effects