Portrait of Jean Painlevé

Directing

Jean Painlevé

Career

Active from 1925 to 2007, with a break from 1990 to 2000, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Blood of the Beasts
Blood of the Beasts
GoodWatch score80/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    40
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    Upcoming

    4 titles
    Descente de la mer en accéléré
    Descente de la mer en accéléré

    Director

    La table penchenat
    La table penchenat

    Director

    homards
    homards

    Director

    Limailles
    Limailles

    Director

    2000s

    2 titles
    Science Is Fiction: The Films of Jean Painlevé
    Science Is Fiction: The Films of Jean Painlevé (2007)

    Director

    The Sounds of Science
    The Sounds of Science (2001)

    Director

    1980s

    2 titles · average score 62
    Jean Painlevé Through His Films
    Jean Painlevé Through His Films (1989)

    as Interviewee

    Pigeons in the Square
    Pigeons in the Square (1982)
    GoodWatch score 62

    Producer, Director

    1970s

    3 titles · average score 65
    Liquid Crystals
    Liquid Crystals (1978)
    GoodWatch score 68

    Director

    Energy and Dynamics of Photons
    Energy and Dynamics of Photons (1974)

    Director

    Acera, or the Witches' Dance
    Acera, or the Witches' Dance (1972)
    GoodWatch score 62

    Director of Photography, Producer

    1960s

    5 titles · average score 64
    Diatoms
    Diatoms (1968)
    GoodWatch score 63

    Director

    The Love Life of an Octopus
    The Love Life of an Octopus (1967)
    GoodWatch score 69

    Director

    Shrimp Stories
    Shrimp Stories (1964)
    GoodWatch score 61

    Director, Director of Photography

    How Some Jellyfish Are Born
    How Some Jellyfish Are Born (1960)
    GoodWatch score 64

    Director

    Comment naissent des méduses
    Comment naissent des méduses (1960)

    Director

    1950s

    3 titles · average score 65
    Sea Ballerinas
    Sea Ballerinas (1956)
    GoodWatch score 65

    Editor, Director

    Calder's 1927 Great Circus
    Calder's 1927 Great Circus (1955)

    Director, Editor

    Sea Urchins
    Sea Urchins (1954)
    GoodWatch score 65

    Director

    1940s

    4 titles · average score 70
    Blood of the Beasts
    Blood of the Beasts (1949)
    GoodWatch score 80

    Writer

    Freshwater Assassins
    Freshwater Assassins (1947)
    GoodWatch score 65

    Director

    Children's Play
    Children's Play (1946)

    Director

    The Vampire
    The Vampire (1945)
    GoodWatch score 65

    Director

    1930s

    10 titles · average score 61
    Voyage to the Sky
    Voyage to the Sky (1937)
    GoodWatch score 64

    Director

    Similarities Between Length and Speed
    Similarities Between Length and Speed (1937)
    GoodWatch score 59

    Director

    The Struggle for Survival
    The Struggle for Survival (1937)
    GoodWatch score 59

    Director

    The Evil Eye
    The Evil Eye (1937)

    Special Effects

    Bluebeard
    Bluebeard (1936)
    GoodWatch score 62

    Producer, Director

    The Fourth Dimension
    The Fourth Dimension (1936)
    GoodWatch score 66

    Director

    The Sea Horse
    The Sea Horse (1935)
    GoodWatch score 69

    Producer, Director

    Experimental Treatment of a Hemorrhage in a Dog
    Experimental Treatment of a Hemorrhage in a Dog (1930)
    GoodWatch score 49

    Director

    Crabs and Shrimp
    Crabs and Shrimp (1930)

    Director

    Caprelles et Pantopodes
    Caprelles et Pantopodes (1930)

    Director

    1920s

    7 titles · average score 61
    Sea Urchins
    Sea Urchins (1929)
    GoodWatch score 64

    Director

    Hyas and Stenorhynchus
    Hyas and Stenorhynchus (1929)
    GoodWatch score 63

    Director

    Hermit crab
    Hermit crab (1929)

    Director

    The Octopus
    The Octopus (1928)
    GoodWatch score 65

    Director

    Daphnia
    Daphnia (1928)
    GoodWatch score 61

    Director

    Mathusalem
    Mathusalem (1927)

    Director

    The Stickleback's Eggs
    The Stickleback's Eggs (1925)
    GoodWatch score 55

    Director