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An Optical Poem

An Optical Poem

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An Optical Poem

An Optical Poem

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  • Title:An Optical Poem
  • User score:
    6.6
  • Release date:1938-03-05
  • Genres:Animation, Music
  • Country:United States of America
  • Language:No Language
  • Budget:$0
  • Revenue:$0
  • Runtime:7 min
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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