Movie Details
Original Language:French
Production Companies:Les Documents Cinématographiques
Shrimp Stories
Audience Score
WriterCatherine Tchernigovtzeff
Watch on Criterion Channel10 minDocumentary
Plot
After a comic introduction, we look closely at a shrimp. Eyes on stilts, color patterns, pinchered walking feet, a rostrum. We watch shrimp eat using a strong claw and a fine one; we watch digestion. After eating, shrimp clean themselves. The female lays eggs that cling to her feet. After three weeks, the eggs hatch explosively. Few larvae live to adulthood. We watch an adult shed its carapace with a final leap, leaving it vulnerable; other shrimp attack.
