The Love Life of an Octopus
1967, French. Directed by Geneviève Hamon & Jean Painlevé.
An octopus slithers into a narrow crack near the shore; we see its eye up close. It feeds on a crab. In spring it's time to mate. A male grabs a female; he inserts his third arm in her respiratory cavity. We watch another pair: a larger female is the aggressor here. Mating is repeated over hours and days. The female releases strings of fertilized eggs that hang from the roof of a nest. She guards her spawn for a month, fanning the strings to circulate water for oxygen and cleanliness.
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- 0h 14m
- Post-credits
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- French
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The Love Life of an Octopus is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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- Released
- 1 January 1967
- Original title
- Les amours de la pieuvre
- Country
- France
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The Love Life of an Octopus runs 14 minutes (0h 14m).
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The Love Life of an Octopus is streaming on Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Love Life of an Octopus, try My Octopus Teacher, Deep Sea 3D, Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis.
Who directed The Love Life of an Octopus?
The Love Life of an Octopus (1967) was directed by Geneviève Hamon and Jean Painlevé.