Microcosmos poster

Microcosmos( 1996)

TV-MADocumentary
75%
User
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15 years of research. 2 years of equipment design. 3 years of shooting. One great movie to restore your sense of wonder.

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.

    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    5750000.00

    Revenue

    1433008.00

    Keywords

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