

An Optical Poem
6.8(40)19387m2
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.
TMDB
6.8/10
40 votes
- Status
- Released
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- Language
- No Language
- classical music
- shapes
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Release dates
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- Theatrical5 Mar 1938
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- When was An Optical Poem released?
- An Optical Poem was released on 5 March 1938.
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- What is the rating of An Optical Poem?
- An Optical Poem holds a 6.8/10 audience score from 40 votes.
- Who directed An Optical Poem?
- An Optical Poem (1938) was directed by Oskar Fischinger.
- How long is An Optical Poem?
- An Optical Poem runs for 7m.












