CinemaOSMovie · 1998 · 0h 52m

Light Darkness and Colour

70%(1)IMDbDocumentary

Using Goethe's Theory of Colors (Zur Farbenlehre) as point of departure, Light Darkness and Colors takes us on a fascinating journey through the universe of colors. In 1704, Sir Isaac Newton published Light and Refraction, his study of the interactions between sunlight and prisms. Newton was, as a good scientist, intent on achieving objectivity, which meant studying sunlight in isolation. He thought colors were contained solely in light, and found the spectrum he was looking for. When he reproduced this experiment, Goethe found another, hidden set of colors missed by Newton. Goethe found the hidden colors in the boundaries between light and darkness. He felt, as an artist, that one could not talk about light without including darkness. Calling it 'the light-darkness polarity', Goethe made this new scientific discovery using artistic methods in conjunction with science.

Directed byMarie Louise Lauridsen, Henrik Moetius

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 52m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1998
Studios
Magic Hour FilmsTV-VENTURESE-Motion Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring
David Bateson

David Bateson

Narrator

Creative team
Directed by
Marie Louise Lauridsen
Henrik Moetius
Written by
Marie Louise Lauridsen
Henrik Boetius
Produced by
Lise Lense-Møller

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