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Sea Ballerinas
Sea Ballerinas
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SEA BALLERINAS

Les danseuses de mer

Directed by Jean Painlevé, Geneviève Hamon
France, 1960
Documentary, Short

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis

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.