Fantastic Vision

Name: Fantastic Vision
Director: Eugène Deslaw
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1957-01-01
Rating: 5.3

1957 · 66 min · ★ 5.3 · Documentary

Footage filmed in Spain, subjected a new visual effects process. Deslaw devoted himself to the discovery of a new machine that enabled film to be developed while using a new method called solarisation.

Directed by Eugène Deslaw · Written by Eugène Deslaw

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