Microcosmos (1996)

  • G
  • 10/09/1996 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 20m

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

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.

Marie Pérennou

Director, Screenplay

Claude Nuridsany

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Jacques Perrin's headshot

Jacques Perrin

Récitant / Narrator (voice)

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