Plot Summary
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.
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Director & Crew
Oskar Fischinger
Director
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It has a TMDB rating of 6.8/10 based on 40 votes.
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An Optical Poem was directed by Oskar Fischinger and released in 1938.
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An Optical Poem has a runtime of 0 hours and 7 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1938-03-05
- Status
- Released