Microcosmos
1996 · Movie · G · 80 min
★ 7.6(260)unSUB Rating
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.
Also known as Microcosmos: People of the Grass
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Details
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-09-06
- Language
- French
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 80 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.6/10 (260 votes)
- Box office
- $52,800,000
- Budget
- $3,800,000
Themes
- insect
- biology
- narration
- ant
- biotope
- nature
- woman director
- nature documentary
- poetic documentary
- documentary
- no dialogue
- science
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Jacques Perrin
as Récitant / Narrator (voice)
Directed by Marie Pérennou, Claude Nuridsany