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An Optical Poem
Quick Facts
DirectorOskar Fischinger
Runtime0h 7m
GenresAnimation · Music
Release1938-03-05
Film

An Optical Poem

1938· 0h 7m· Animation· Music

A dance of shapes. A title card tells us this is an experiment in conveying the mental images of music in a visual form. Liszt's "Second Hungarian Rhapsody" is the music. The shapes, all two-dimensional, are circles primarily, with some squares and rectangles, and a few triangles. The shapes move rhythmically to the music: receding from view or moving across the screen. Red circles on a blue background; light blue squares; white rectangles. Then, a red background of many circles with a few in the foreground. Red gives way to blue then to white. Shapes reappear as Liszt's themes re-occur. Then, with a few staccato notes and images, it's over.

1938-03-05
An Optical Poem

Details

Released1938-03-05
Runtime0h 7m
StatusReleased
StudiosMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
LanguagesNo Language
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.8/10 · 39 votes
Original languageen

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