This experimental film, set to the music of Hungarian Romantic master Franz Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2," constructs a visual poem of the spiritual world through a dazzling dance of abstract geometric shapes. Against a deep blue background, flat red circles fly into view in layers of gradient hues. Soon, blue squares, rectangles, and triangles begin to appear. These seemingly living shapes move rapidly across the screen in sync with the rhythm of the music. When the imagery returns to the initial red circles, Liszt's majestic adagio and playful allegro come to an abrupt halt within this wondrous microcosm. 　　This abstract avant-garde animated short, produced in 1937, was directed by German filmmaker Oskar Fischinger. Oskar dedicated himself to achieving dramatic visual effects through dynamic abstract geometric forms. After 1936, Oskar moved to the United States to work for Paramount Pictures. However, his exploration of abstract art faced hostility and neglect, leading him to soon leave Paramount for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he created this film, "An Optical Poem."