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Surreal Nature Films

How Some Jellyfish Are Born

14m

Directed by Jean Painlevé • 1960 • France

Through a combination of underwater, time-lapse, and microscopic photography, Jean Painlevé creates a beautiful study of the reproduction cycle of jellyfish.

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