Basic Info
Release: September 06, 1996
Runtime: 80 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.6/10 (241 votes)
Status: Released
Videos
Microcosmos (trailer) (YouTube)
Microcosmos
1996
80 min
⭐ 7.6/10
241 votes
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.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- France
- Switzerland
- Italy
Spoken Languages
- French fr
- English en
Flatrate
Criterion Channel
Cast
Jacques Perrin
Récitant / Narrator (voice)
Crew
Marie Pérennou
Director
Michel Fauré
Executive Producer
Claude Nuridsany
Director
Christophe Barratier
Producer
Jacques Perrin
Producer
Claude Nuridsany
Screenplay
Patrick Lancelot
Executive Producer
Yvette Mallet
Producer
Philippe Gautier
Executive Producer
André Lazare
Executive Producer
Marie Pérennou
Screenplay
Marie Pérennou
Cinematography
Claude Nuridsany
Cinematography
Backdrops
Posters
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