1968 · 0h 17m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
The one-celled long and slender diatom, up close: discovered in 1703 with the invention of the microscope. We observe them magnified 10,000 times: water expelled through the skeleton, mucilage constantly emitted, allowing it to glide. Their energy comes from sunlight. They divide and disperse.
Director: Geneviève Hamon, Jean Painlevé
Cinematography: Catherine Thiriot
Editor: Jean-Philippe Berger