The Stickleback's Eggs

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The Stickleback's Eggs (1925)

Directed by Jean Painlevé

Documentary · 26m

An educational film, a movie through a microscope, in two parts. Within minutes after the egg drops in the water, fertilization occurs and contractions start. Soon, in a fertilized egg, we see the germinal disc divide into two blastomeres. Divisions continue; contractions re-occur at the cap as it covers the egg. Title cards in French tell us what to watch for. Muscular movements and circulation appear; the heart beats. In part two, we see blood circulation begin as red cells develop on the surface of the yoke. They mass toward the heart. Arteries form, blood flows. The egg hatches and blood flows to new areas.

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Crew

Director
Jean Painlevé

Details

Original title
L'Oeuf d'épinoche
Release date
1925-01-01
Runtime
26m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
France