Directing · b. 1902 · Paris, France Jean Painlevé Biography Jean Painlevé was a French photographer and filmmaker who specialized in underwater fauna. Directed The Sounds of Science 2001 Pigeons in the Square 1982 Liquid Crystals 1978 Energy and Dynamics of Photons 1974 Acera, or the Witches' Dance 1972 Diatoms 1968 The Love Life of an Octopus 1967 Shrimp Stories 1964 How Some Jellyfish Are Born 1960 Sea Ballerinas 1956 Calder's 1927 Great Circus 1955 Sea Urchins 1954 Freshwater Assassins 1947 Children's Play 1946 The Vampire 1945 Voyage to the Sky 1937 The Struggle for Survival 1937 Similarities Between Length and Speed 1937 Bluebeard 1936 The Fourth Dimension 1936 The Sea Horse 1935 Experimental Treatment of a Hemorrhage in a Dog 1930 Crabs and Shrimp 1930 Caprelles et Pantopodes 1930 Hyas and Stenorhynchus 1929 Sea Urchins 1929 Hermit crab 1929 The Octopus 1928 Daphnia 1928 Mathusalem 1927 The Stickleback's Eggs 1925 Cinematography Acera, or the Witches' Dance 1972 Shrimp Stories 1964 Sea Ballerinas 1956 Acting Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo Self 2012 Jean Painlevé Through His Films Interviewee 1989 Other Credits Blood of the Beasts Writer 1949 Le Journal de la Résistance Camera Operator 1944 The Evil Eye Special Effects 1937 Agent-readable