The Sea Horse
L'hippocampe ou “cheval marin”
Synopsis
Painlevé’s most celebrated underwater documentary testifies to the delicate charm of this curious critter. Submarine surrealism, with dramatic footage of a pregnant male seahorse giving birth.
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