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Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
2004 · Film · documentary · 60 min
Directed by David Lebrun
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.
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There is a wonderful documentary about Ernst Haeckel's study of Radiolaria, which I highly recommend. The film is called Proteus: A 19th Century Vision (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0391407/).