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Microcosmos
“15 years of research. 2 years of equipment design. 3 years of shooting. One great movie to restore your sense of wonder.”
7.6 / 10• 1996• 1h 20m•G• French
Documentary
Storyline
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 & Crew
Jacques Perrin
Récitant / Narrator (voice)
LeadWhat People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Claude Nuridsany's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Microcosmos is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
