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Movie poster: The Love Life of an Octopus (1967)
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The Love Life of an Octopus

1967 · 14 min Documentary
6.7 / 10 · TMDB

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. Mating is repeated over hours and days. The female releases strings of fertilized eggs that hang from the roof of a nest. She guards her spawn for a month, fanning the strings to circulate water for oxygen and cleanliness.

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Original Title Les amours de la pieuvre
Year 1967
Country France
Genre Documentary
Director Geneviève Hamon
Runtime 14 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.7/10 (24 votes)

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The film constructs an intimate portrait of a marine ritual, relying on a patient and unobtrusive gaze. It explores the boundaries of instinct, care, and a peculiar cruelty in an underwater world where roles in mating dances can be reversed.

What lingers after viewing is a hypnotic, amoral life cycle where beauty and biological necessity are inseparable from cold efficiency. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Geneviève Hamon

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