The Growth of Plants (1929)
1929 · Ephemeral film · 9 min · dir. Jean Comandon
Synopsis
The basics of plant germination, filmed with pea plants under laboratory conditions, using time-lapse photography, microscopy both photographed and animated, and live-action and stop-motion bees.
Synopsis, reviewed
Details
- Director
- Jean Comandon
- Released
- 1929-01-01
- Original title
- La Croissance des végétaux
- Running time
- 9 minutes
Cast & crew
- Jean Comandon Director
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · What's Coming Out of that Pad?? Oh, It's Peas · Yowp · 2023-11-12
Likely made in the 1930s, the time-lapse photography still holds up. There are also close-up scenes of a bee on petals, and the story of how a pea plant grows. It sounds like the filmmakers grabbed a scientist out of a lab to do narration in one take. This guy is not a professional. There's a bit of cut-out animation in this film, too.
