Sep 06, 1996
80 min
Full-HD

Microcosmos (1996)

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.

Category

Documentary

Country

France Italy Switzerland United Kingdom United States of America

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

Jacques Perrin

Récitant / Narrator (voice)

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