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.
Release Date | September 6, 1996 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Microcosmos : Le peuple de l'herbe | |
Runtime | 1h 20min | |
Budget | $5,750,000 | |
Revenue | $1,433,008 | |
Language | English, French | |
Original Language | French | |
Production Countries | France, Switzerland, Italy | |
Production Companies | Galatée FilmsFrance 2 CinémaBac FilmsDelta ImagesLes Productions JMHUrania FilmTSR |