Panta Rhei is a Dutch short documentary film by Bert Haanstra, first shown in 1952. It portrays the motions of nature, edited rhythmically with alternating footage of water, clouds and vegetation, sometimes using time-lapse photography. It was Haanstra's fourth film as director and like many of his early films it does not feature any humans. The title is a Greek phrase associated with the philosopher Heraclitus and the concept that everything is in a constant state of becoming something else. The film competed at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival. Critics have highlighted its rhythmicality and vision of nature.
Panta Rhei (1951)
Directed by Bert Haanstra
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1952 Cannes Film Festival, Clouds Footage, Constant State Of Becoming, Greek Phrase Title, Nature Motions, No Humans, Philosopher Heraclitus, Rhythmical Editing, Rhythmicality Highlight, Short Documentary, Time-lapse Photography, Vegetation Footage, Vision Of Nature, Water Footage
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Subject: Documentary about water and the environment