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Nommé aux Oscars®, catégorie Meilleur court métrage documentaire, 1960

Notre univers

1960 27 min
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Court métrage sur le fonctionnement de l’univers. Grâce à la photographie, à l'animation, aux effets spéciaux, le spectateur est entraîné dans un voyage au pays des étoiles. Aux confins de la Lune, de Mars, de Vénus, de Mercure, il atteindra Pluton, à 6,4 milliards de kilomètres du Soleil; il ira au-delà des myriades de soleils les plus proches, jusqu'aux nuages d'étoiles et aux nébuleuses. Ce film a été choisi par Stanley Kubrick pour la réalisation d'effets spéciaux dans son film 2001 : l'odyssée de l'espace.

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Court métrage sur le fonctionnement de l’univers. Grâce à la photographie, à l'animation, aux effets spéciaux, le spectateur est entraîné dans un voyage au pays des étoiles. Aux confins de la Lune, de Mars, de Vénus, de Mercure, il atteindra Pluton, à 6,4 milliards de kilomètres du Soleil; il ira au-delà des myriades de soleils les plus proches, jusqu'aux nuages d'étoiles et aux nébuleuses. Ce film a été choisi par Stanley Kubrick pour la réalisation d'effets spéciaux dans son film 2001 : l'odyssée de l'espace.

  • direction
    Roman Kroitor
    Colin Low
  • script
    Roman Kroitor
  • drawings
    Colin Low
    Sidney Goldsmith
  • layout
    Colin Low
    Sidney Goldsmith
  • special effects
    Wally Gentleman
    Herbert Taylor
    James Wilson
  • photography
    Denis Gillson
    Wolf Koenig
  • documentation
    Stanley Jackson
  • music
    Eldon Rathburn
  • sound
    George Croll
    Kathleen Shannon
    Joseph Champagne
  • French adaptation
    Gilbert Choquette
  • producer
    Tom Daly
  • editing
    Tom Daly
  • sound editing
    Kathleen Shannon
  • narration
    Gilles Pelletier

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Given the age of the film, consider the elements of it that are still pertinent today. Discuss the advances in astronomical research that have occurred since 1960. Account for the reasons why no life (as we know it) exists on other planets. What facts did you find most interesting about Pluto, Mars and Jupiter? Research topics: the cycle of comets; novas and supernovas; the Milky Way.
Notre univers
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