Das Liebesleben des Kraken

Originaltitel: Les amours de la pieuvre

1967
13 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,1/10

582

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Documentary Short

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuAn octopus slithers into a narrow crack near the shore; we see its eye up close; blowing water propels it through water. It feeds on a crab. In spring it's time to mate. A male grabs a femal... Alles lesenAn octopus slithers into a narrow crack near the shore; we see its eye up close; blowing water propels it through water. It feeds on a crab. In spring it's time to mate. A male grabs a female; he inserts his third arm in her respiratory cavity. We watch another pair: a larger fem... Alles lesenAn octopus slithers into a narrow crack near the shore; we see its eye up close; blowing water propels it through water. It feeds on a crab. In spring it's time to mate. A male grabs a female; he inserts his third arm in her respiratory cavity. We watch another pair: a larger female is the aggressor here. Mating is repeated over hours and days. With high magnification... Alles lesen

Regie
- Geneviève Hamon
- Jean Painlevé

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,1/10

582

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Regie
- Geneviève Hamon
- Jean Painlevé

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

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8boblipton

Eight Arms to Hold You

Thirty years after he first had an octopus slither over a sleeping woman in DEVIL FISH, Painlevé returns to the subject, with sound and beautiful color photography --- well, it would be beautiful, if it weren't for the fact they're octopuses, Painlevé's narration is dark and scary in tone and Pierre Henry's score is creepy. I'd say it's standard for him, but nothing he did was standard.

Like many of his shorts, this one concerns itself with the peculiarities of his subject, and in particular, its reproduction. I'm not going to go into details -- the IMDb has warned me about frank and accurate language before, particularly when it involves words with precisely four letters in them -- but if you want to learn about the octopus, this is a good film for it.

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Not great

I don't know, any description of octopi that leads with "horrific" and never mentions "intelligence" has a fundamental flaw. The viewpoint of these extraordinary creatures expressed here seems straight out of the 19th century, portraying them as bizarre monsters. The footage also seems confined to the seashore and aquarium tanks, and the wonky soundtrack is a complete miss. It's redeemed somewhat by the shots of the female octopus tending her strands of eggs and the babies popping out like popcorn, but keep your expectations low with this one. It's just too bad it didn't treat these creatures with the respect it should have.