Sea Ballerinas
Two kinds of starfish, the brittle and the feather. The brittle star moves its arms alone, without the aid of suckers. Underneath is a single opening. Stalks move food close to the mouth and move waste away. We see vents, used in reproduction and breathing. We watch the hatched young expelled into the water. The camera shows us brittle stars' intricate patters. We observe feather stars in clusters, like ferns. One turns over slowly; arms have branches with stalks for breathing and gathering microscopic food. Reproductive organs are inside branches. We see eggs develop at 1,400 nature's speed. Larvae emerge, 0.1 mm long. They grow. A feather star takes a walk.
Year: 1956
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Les Documents Cinématographiques
Director: Jean Painlevé, Geneviève Hamon
Cast:
Crew: Jean Painlevé (Director), Geneviève Hamon (Director), Geneviève Hamon (Director of Photography), Jean Painlevé (Editor), Jean Painlevé (Director of Photography), Pierre Conté (Original Music Composer)
Runtime: 13 minutes
Release: Jan 01, 1956
IMDb: 6.50/10 by 11 users
Popularity: 0
Country: France
Language: Français
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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