Can’t wait to check out 'An Optical Poem' at home? Here’s where you can watch it, including streaming and cable services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can choose your preferred way to watch. In the US, you can currently rent, buy, or stream 'An Optical Poem' via subscription on Kanopy.
Here are some helpful extras before you press play about the animation flick. An Optical Poem starring has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 7 min. The release date of the movie is March 5th, 1938. The movie received a user score of 66/100 on TMDb, which was generated using reviews from 36 active users.
Need a fast recap before watching? 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."
