Microcosmos(1996)

15 years of research. 2 years of equipment design. 3 years of shooting. One great movie to restore your sense of wonder.

75

1h 20m

  • Documentary

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.

Cast

  • Jacques Perrin

    Jacques Perrin

    Récitant / Narrator (voice)

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Status

Released (Sep 6, 1996)

Budget

$5,750,000

Revenue

$1,433,008

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