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Microcosmos

directed by Claude Nuridsany

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

19961h 20m★ 7.6
Documentary
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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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cast

Jacques Perrin

Jacques Perrin

Récitant / Narrator (voice)

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Director

Claude Nuridsany

Language

French

Budget

$6M

Box Office

$1M

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