Microcosmos (1996)

Movie

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.

Directed By : Marie Pérennou, Claude Nuridsany

Genres : Documentary

Status : Released

Released : Sep 6, 1996

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

Rating : G (US), AL (NL), U (GB), T (IT), AL (NL), AL (NL), ALL (KR), TP (FR), G (CA), M/6 (PT), G (AU), G (JP), S (FI), U (CZ)

Length : 80 minutes

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