Microcosmos
“15 years of research. 2 years of equipment design. 3 years of shooting. One great movie to restore your sense of wonder.”
1996•G•1h 20m•7.6•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Claude Nuridsany
Writer
Marie Pérennou, Claude Nuridsany
Budget
$6M
Revenue
$1M
Languages
French, English
Studio
Galatée Films
Cast
Jacques Perrin
Récitant / Narrator (voice)
Production
Company
Galatée Films
Company
France 2 Cinéma
Company
Bac Films
Company
Delta Images
Company
Les Productions JMH
Company
Urania Film
Company
TSR
Producer
Yvette Mallet
Producer
Christophe Barratier
Producer
Jacques Perrin
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