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.
| Title | Microcosmos |
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| Year | 1996 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Country | France, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Studio | Conseil Général de l'Aveyron, Galatée Films, Bac Films, Delta Images, Les Productions JMH, Urania Film, Canal+, TSR, France 2 Cinéma, Sivom des Monts et Lacs du Lévezou, Crédit Agricole, Région Midi-Pyrénées, CNC, Agencie Jules Verne, Office Fédéral de la Culture, La Fondation Gan pour le Cinéma, PROCIREP, Eurimages, Miramax |
| Cast | Jacques Perrin |
| Crew | Claude Nuridsany (Director), Marie Pérennou (Director), Claude Nuridsany (Screenplay), Marie Pérennou (Screenplay), Christophe Barratier (Producer), Michel Fauré (Executive Producer) |
| Keyword | insect, biology, narration, ant, biotope, nature, woman director, nature documentary, poetic documentary, no dialogue, science, documentary film, insects, french, female director |
| Release | Sep 06, 1996 |
| Runtime | 80 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 7.55 / 10 by 226 users |
| Popularity | 8 |
| Budget | 5,750,000 |
| Revenue | 1,433,008 |
| Language | English, Français |
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