🎬 Documentary

The Sea Horse

⭐ 6.6/10 1935 15m Dir. Jean Painlevé

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Examines the sea horse, the only fish that swims upright. We watch it use its prehensile tail to wrap around plants and other sea horses. A frontal bulge houses organs including an air ballast. Three fins propel this fish. We see a female place her eggs in a male's pouch where they are fertilized and nurtured until birth in violent contractions. Inside the pouch are nurturing blood vessels. We then follow the growth of an embryo, greatly magnified: we examine its heart beating and its dorsal fin moving. Young sea horses attach themselves to each other. The film ends with images of many sea horses moving on the ocean floor, superimposed on a horse race.

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Year
1935
Runtime
15m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.6/10
Votes
30
Genre
Documentary
Director
Language
FR
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The Sea Horse has a runtime of 15m ( and 15 minutes).
The Sea Horse was directed by Jean Painlevé and released in 1935.
The Sea Horse is a Documentary film (1935).
The Sea Horse has a TMDB rating of 6.6/10 based on 30 votes.

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