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L'hippocampe

L'hippocampe

1934
Short Film
15m
Ground-breaking early documentary on the life of the seahorse
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L'hippocampe

1934
Short Film
15m
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Avg Percentile 64.13% from 76 total ratings

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Rated 17 Mar 2015
4
52nd
very cute. except for those autopsies, gross. didn't need that to be honest.
Rated 02 Jan 2010
80
82nd
Far from perfect -- I didn't really need the surprise autopsy photos, and the bit with the racehorses at the end was stupid and unthematic -- but still one of my favorites from this collection. Thoughtful and gentle shot composition intersects with some genuinely fascinating subject matter, and the soundtrack is appropriately staid.
Rated 23 Jan 2010
76
47th
A cute little informative film. Rather primitive scientifically but the charming visuals make up for that.
Rated 29 Jul 2017
60
27th
Nicely shot 15-minute documentary about a fascinating little creature. The autopsy scenes were at odds with the light-hearted charm of the rest of the film and quite unpleasant However, it's good overall and the interesting soundtrack by Darius Milhaud worked perfectly.
Rated 29 Sep 2010
77
66th
Neatly done, clever for the time period.
Rated 28 Aug 2018
63
59th
Seahorse are unnatural looking yet fascinating creatures. An interesting short but I can't really call it entertaining.
Rated 23 Jan 2022
61
51st
Pretty cool to see, the black and white makes the sea horses look like they are floating in air. Very cute ending

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