Liquid Crystals (1978)

Title cards introduce images we watch without narration; they are displays of shape and color. François de Roubaix's electronic music accompanies these images, photographed under a polarizing microscope. The crystals appear to move like tiny organisms: small four-part fans share the frame with flowing lines of pink. Multiple patterns appear side by side.

Released

1978-12-31

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

6 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Jean Painlevé

TMDB rating

6.9/10 from 23 votes