Microcosmos
7.5
September 1996
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.
Runtime:
1 hour 20 minutes
Status:
Released
Original Language:
fr
Budget:
$5,750,000.00
Revenue:
$1,433,008.00
Director:
Marie Pérennou