1967 · 0h 14m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
An octopus slithers into a narrow crack near the shore; we see its eye up close. 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.
Director: Geneviève Hamon, Jean Painlevé
Music by: Pierre Henry