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Hyas and Stenorhynchus
Hyas and Stenorhynchus
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HYAS AND STENORHYNCHUS

Hyas et sténorinques, crustacés marins

Directed by Jean Painlevé
France, 1929
Documentary, Short, Avant-Garde

Synopsis

This film is about three animals: Hyas, Macropodia and great fan worms – two crustaceans and one worm. They all present surprising, spectacular plumage.

Synopsis

This film is about three animals: Hyas, Macropodia and great fan worms – two crustaceans and one worm. They all present surprising, spectacular plumage.

Our take

Jean Painlevé’s surrealist study of spider crabs delights in their dramatic tussles and gracefully camouflaged seaweed costumes. Both the theatrics of Chopin’s music and the sprightly, informative voice-over heighten the magical underwater spectacle of these creatures of the ocean.