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Diatoms

6.4196817mMovieDocumentary

The one-celled long and slender diatom, up close: discovered in 1703 with the invention of the microscope. We observe them magnified 10,000 times: water expelled through the skeleton, mucilage constantly emitted, allowing it to glide.…

DirectorsGeneviève Hamon·Jean Painlevé

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Criterion ChannelCriterion Channel
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Cast · Directed by Geneviève Hamon

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Carola Meierrose
Narrator

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