![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/1yAfkkvRsmK8rbJD2m5W905jb56.jpg)
An Optical Poem
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
March 5, 1938
34
ratings
0
reviews
0
video reviews
Cast (0)
No data availableCrew (2)
Directing
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w92/6NjYxPvqwubzilB9nOlkm1H9ipx.jpg)
Oskar Fischinger
Director
Writing
No data availableProduction
No data availableSound
No data availableArt
No data availableCamera
No data availableCostume & Make-Up
No data availableCrew
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w92/9gf7QB9tqywJgoD8YGQ8bQh4NGf.jpg)
Franz Liszt
Compositor