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Microcosmos

Microcosmos

7,6 /10 (255 Votes)
1996 FR 80 min

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.

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Release date

06/09/1996

Votes

255

Popularity

0.8

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

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

Microcosmos : Le peuple de l'herbe

Language

FR

Runtime

80 min

Budget

$5,750,000

Revenue

$1,433,008

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