"Les danseuses de mer" or "Sea Ballerinas" is a 1960 13-minite documentary short film by Jean Painlevé. Even if over 55 years old now, this one was among the Frenchman's later works already and you see it by the use of color which did not occur yet in his works from the previous decades. It is about starfish from start to finish and basically all about the procreation. This is an animal group I am not too interested in, which is why I did not enjoy this little documentary too much. It is just personal preference, so if you find this peculiar group of animals more interesting than I do, you will probably also have a better time. Still it is not a film I would recommend people who plan on getting to know Painlevé's work. Apart from that, the ending was the weirdest thing ever. Lots of science fiction there.
Review of Les danseuses de mer
