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Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

Name: Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
Released: 2004-01-01
Rating: 4

4.0 Match 1h 0m 2004

The 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.