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Microcosmos

Microcosmos

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

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 DateSeptember 6, 1996
StatusReleased
Original TitleMicrocosmos : Le peuple de l'herbe
Runtime1h 20min
Budget$5,750,000
Revenue$1,433,008
LanguageEnglish, French
Original LanguageFrench
Production CountriesFrance, Switzerland, Italy
Production CompaniesGalatée FilmsFrance 2 CinémaBac FilmsDelta ImagesLes Productions JMHUrania FilmTSR