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.
Title | An Optical Poem |
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Year | 1938 |
Genre | Animation, Music |
Country | United States of America |
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Cast | |
Crew | Oskar Fischinger (Director) |
Keyword | classical music, shapes |
Release | Mar 05, 1938 |
Runtime | 7 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.70 / 10 by 34 users |