Microcosmos

Directed by Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou
G
1996    80mDocumentary
7.997%91%7.6
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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  • Jacques PerrinRécitant / Narrator (voice) / Producer
  • Claude NuridsanyDirector / Screenplay
  • Marie PérennouDirector / Screenplay
  • Patrick LancelotExecutive Producer
  • Yvette MalletProducer
  • Christophe BarratierProducer
  • Michel FauréExecutive Producer
  • Philippe GautierExecutive Producer
  • André LazareExecutive Producer
  • Conchita AiroldiCo-Producer
  • Jean-Marc HenchozCo-Producer
  • Thierry MachadoDirector Of Photography
  • Hugues RyffelSecond Unit Director Of Photography
  • Renaud DengrevilleAssistant Director
  • Marie-Josèphe YoyotteEditor
  • Florence RicardEditor
  • Raymond TerrentinColor Timer
  • Nabila DaniaultColor Timer
  • David HammeColor Assistant
  • Pauline CasalisAssistant Editor
  • Bradley SchlossApril 22, 2026
    Bugs are fascinating. This movie is beautiful.

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