
Rainbow Dance(1936)
Rainbow Dance is a 1936 British animated film released by the GPO Film Unit. This is Lye's second film. It uses the Gasparcolor process.


Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.
A Colour Box is a animation film released in 1935. Directed by Len Lye, Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.
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Rainbow Dance is a 1936 British animated film released by the GPO Film Unit. This is Lye's second film. It uses the Gasparcolor process.

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