Jean Painlevé Through His Films (1989)

6.0/10 169 min Documentary

Overview

This documentary about the life and work of filmmaker Jean Painlevé was originally presented in eight parts on French television. It was edited to remove duplicated material from its original length of 240 minutes.

Cast

Jean Painlevé

Interviewee

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