Sex, Lies and Butterflies
2018 · 53 MIN · IMDB 8.3 · DIR. Ann Johnson Prum
Overview
An exploration of the diversity of moths and butterflies from caterpillars to larvae to chrysalis to winged flight. The documentary covers camouflage and other anti-predatory tactics along with uniqueness of different species and amazing feats and colors.
Dialogue Timeline — 643 lines
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00:00:06 GIAMATTI: If you had never seen a butterfly,
00:02:39 Squint into a midsummer meadow in bloom.
00:05:09 But there are so few traces of these delicate creatures
00:07:08 Bats.
00:08:41 pitched at the same frequencies as the bats' sonar.
00:10:07 some 50 million years ago,
00:13:06 pumps liquid nourishment up into her body.
00:15:35 Have helped plants reproduce for a very long time.
00:17:36 and seeds to form on a plant,
00:19:26 in the sex life of the flame azaleas.
00:23:08 as hormones trigger
00:26:14 It's a problem they face all their lives.
00:28:06 they live in constant danger in every field and forest.
00:29:45 GIAMATTI: But Aaron began searching for
00:31:34 and the ants mob the caterpillars
00:33:30 while the ants, looking up,
00:36:12 she splits that skin open and is born again
00:39:46 Now they can feed on nectar.
00:42:25 is more of a moonscape than a butterfly garden,
00:44:24 Painted ladies suddenly depart,
00:46:13 But Constanti Stefanescu knew
00:48:00 But Jason and his radar and nets
00:50:00 He can only imagine what they've been through
00:52:46 visit pbs.org.
Cast & Characters
Paul Giamatti
Narrator (voice)
Akito Kawahara
Self - Florida Museum of Natural History
Jesse R. Barber
Self - Boise State University
Mary Jane Epps
Self - Mary Baldwin University
Aaron Pomerantz
Self - PhD. Student at the University of California
Constantí Stefanescu
Self - Natural History Museum of Granollers
Jason Chapman
Self - Rothamsted Research
Peter R. Houlihan
Self - Biologist (uncredited)
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed643
Dialogue density12.1 lines / min
First line00:00:06
Final line00:52:46
Production Record
DirectorAnn Johnson Prum
LanguageEnglish
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