The author of more than 200 films of scientific research in the avant-garde spirit, Painlevé devoted his life to filming the infinitely small with state of the art equipment. This collection features Mathusalem, Hyas et Stenorinques, L'Hippocampe, Barbe Bleue, Le Vampire, Oursins, Histoires de Crevettes, Les Amours de la Pieuvre, Acera ou le Bal des Sorcieres and Cristaux Liquides.