Overview
In mud flats along the coast of Brittany we watch acera, small ball-shaped mollusks that are about two inches in diameter. They rest in mud; then, in water, they dance, their skirt-like hood spreading like a dervish's cassock. They spin and spin. The film adds musical accompaniment. We watch them mate and secrete eggs: acera are both male and female, and can form chains with other acera in which they simultaneously mate as a male and as a female. The eggs hatch, and the cycle begins again.
Year 1972
Studio
Director Jean Painlevé, Geneviève Hamon
Crew Jean Painlevé (Director), Geneviève Hamon (Director), Pierre Jansen (Music), Geneviève Hamon (Producer), Geneviève Hamon (Director of Photography), Jean Painlevé (Producer)
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Language Français
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