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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."

1996-09-06
7.536
fr 80m
Documentary
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.

Editor

Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte

Director

Marie Pérennou

Original Music Composer

Bruno Coulais

Executive Producer

Michel Fauré

Director

Claude Nuridsany

Producer

Christophe Barratier

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Status

Released

Revenue

$1,433,008

Budget

$5,750,000

Countries

  • France
  • Switzerland
  • Italy

Companies

  • Galatée Films
  • France 2 Cinéma
  • Bac Films
  • Delta Images

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