An Optical Poem (1938)Stream and Watch Online

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Released March 5th, 1938, 'An Optical Poem' stars The movie has a runtime of about 6 min, and received a user score of 66 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 33 experienced users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."

'An Optical Poem' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on DIRECTV, and TCM .