Movie Details
Theatrical Release:January 1st, 2004
On DVD & Blu-ray:September 16th, 2008
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Original Language:English
Production Companies:Night Fire Films
Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004)
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Plot
The animated documentary Proteus explores the nineteenth century's engagement with the undersea world through science, technology, painting, poetry and myth. The central figure of the film is biologist and artist Ernst Haeckel, who found in the depths of the sea an ecstatic and visionary fusion of science and art.
