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An Optical Poem (1938)
An Optical Poem (1938)

An Optical Poem (1938)

An Optical Poem (1938) 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.

Genre: Animation , Short , Music

Actor: N/A

Director: Oskar Fischinger

Country: English

Release: 12 Feb 1938

Duration: 6 min

Quality: HD

7.0

Rating(2073)