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Microcosmos
Microcosmos

Microcosmos

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

7.6 /10
1996 80 min Released
Documentary

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.

Budget

$5.8M

Revenue

$1.4M

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Microcosmos
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Production Companies

Galatée Films
France 2 Cinéma
Bac Films
Delta Images
Les Productions JMH
Urania Film
TSR