Projector

A projector comprising:

• an illuminator that outputs light;
• a light modulator including a liquid crystal panel that modulates the light from the illuminator in accordance with image information;
• and
• a projection optical apparatus that projects image light modulated by the light modulator,
• the liquid crystal panel includes a display unit on which the light from the illuminator is incident, a light blocking film having a light, transmissive area provided in correspondence with the display unit, and a lens that collects the light into a spot in the light transmissive area,
• the display unit has a first area and a second area in the light transmissive area, the second area providing light transmittance higher than light transmittance provided by the first area,
• the illuminator outputs the light in such a way that the lens collects the light into a spot in the second area,
• wherein the liquid crystal panel has as the display unit at least a first display unit on which first light that belongs to a first wavelength band is incident and a second display unit which is so disposed as to be adjacent to the first display unit and on which second light that belongs to a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band is incident,
• the light blocking film has as the light transmissive area at least a first light transmissive area provided in correspondence with the first display unit and a second light transmissive area provided in correspondence with the second display unit, and
• the lens collects the first light incident in a predetermined direction into a spot in the second area in the first light transmissive area and the second light incident in a direction different from the direction in which the first light is incident into a spot in the second area in the second light transmissive area.