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Documentary
1h 20m

Microcosmos (1996)

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.
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Marie Pérennou profile
Marie Pérennou

Director

Claude Nuridsany profile
Claude Nuridsany

Director

Cast

Jacques Perrin profile
Jacques Perrin

Récitant / Narrator (voice)

Jacques Perrin profile
Jacques Perrin

Récitant / Narrator (voice)

Extra

Release Date

September 6, 1996

Original Language

English, French

Budget

$5,750,000.00

Production Company

Conseil Général de l'Aveyron logoGalatée Films logoBac Films logoDelta Images logoLes Productions JMH logoUrania Film logoCanal+ logoTSR logoFrance 2 Cinéma logoSivom des Monts et Lacs du Lévezou logoCrédit Agricole logoRégion Midi-Pyrénées logoCNC logoAgencie Jules Verne logoOffice Fédéral de la Culture logoLa Fondation Gan pour le Cinéma logoPROCIREP logoEurimages logoMiramax logo

Available On

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Videos

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Microcosmos (trailer)

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