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Microcosmos (1996)

Microcosmos (1996)

Documentary

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

Release Date: 1996, September 6
Directors: Marie Pérennou, Claude Nuridsany
Countries: Switzerland, France, Italy
Production: Galatée Films, Galatée Films, France 2 Cinéma, France 2 Cinéma, Bac Films, Bac Films, Delta Images, Delta Images, Les Productions JMH, Les Productions JMH, Urania Film, Urania Film, TSR, TSR
Cast: Jacques Perrin

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.

Keywords:

woman director insects nature biology narration no dialogue science ant insect nature documentary french documentary poetic documentary biotope