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The Love Life of an Octopus (1967)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 14M

Director : Jean Painlevé, Geneviève Hamon

Synopsis

An octopus slithers into a narrow crack near the shore; we see its eye up close. It feeds on a crab. In spring it's time to mate. A male grabs a female; he inserts his third arm in her respiratory cavity. We watch another pair: a larger female is the aggressor here. Mating is repeated over hours and days. The female releases strings of fertilized eggs that hang from the roof of a nest. She guards her spawn for a month, fanning the strings to circulate water for oxygen and cleanliness.

Actors

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Jean Painlevé
Jean Painlevé
Director
Geneviève Hamon
Geneviève Hamon
Director
Pierre Henry
Pierre Henry
Music