Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision

Name: Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision
Genre: Documentary, Animation, History
Released: 2004-01-01
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Marian Seldes, Corey Burton, Richard Dysart, Phil Proctor, James Warwick

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.