Microcosmos  

Fri Sep 06 1996

Overview,

A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time-lapse photography. It includes bees collecting nectar, ladybugs eating mites, snails mating, spiders wrapping their catch, a scarab beetle relentlessly pushing its ball of dung uphill, endless lines of caterpillars, an underwater spider creating an air bubble to live in, and a mosquito hatching.

The Movie Database: 7.5/10

Internet Movie Database: 7.9/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 97%

Metacritic: 87/100

Cast and Crew

Directed By, Marie Pérennou | Claude Nuridsany |

Screenplay By, Claude Nuridsany | Marie Pérennou |

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Details

Rating

Not Adult

Genres

Documentary

Tagline

15 years of research. 2 years of equipment design. 3 years of shooting. One great movie to restore your sense of wonder.

Langauge

fr

Production Companies

Galatée Films
France 2 Cinéma
Bac Films
Delta Images
Les Productions JMH
Urania Film
TSR

Runtime

80 minutes

Budget

5.750 Million $

Box-Office

1.433 Million $

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