Microcosmos (1996)

Movie"15 years of research. 2 years of equipment design. 3 years of shooting. One great movie to restore your sense of wonder."
Audience Score
75
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G 1 hr 20 minOct 9th, 1996Documentary
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.
StarringJacques Perrin
DirectorsMarie PérennouClaude Nuridsany

Movie Details

On DVD & Blu-ray:May 3rd, 2005 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$5,750,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$1,433,008 (Worldwide)
Original Language:French
Executive Producers:Michel Fauré, Patrick Lancelot, Philippe Gautier, André Lazare
Production Companies: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
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