Acera, or the Witches' Dance (1972)

In mud flats along the coast of Brittany we watch acera, small ball-shaped mollusks that are about two inches in diameter. They rest in mud; then, in water, they dance, their skirt-like hood spreading like a dervish's cassock. They spin and spin. The film adds musical accompaniment. We watch them mate and secrete eggs: acera are both male and female, and can form chains with other acera in which they simultaneously mate as a male and as a female. The eggs hatch, and the cycle begins again.

Released Jan. 1, 1972 13 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.biology, imdb.or-as-title-separator, aspectratio.1-37-1

Watch Providers: Criterion Channel

Country: France
Production Country: France
Languages: French