Microcosmos
Microcosmos : Le peuple de l'herbe
Release: 1996-09-06
·Runtime: 80m
·★ 7.6
Documentary
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.
Production Countries
France
Switzerland
Italy
Production Companies
Galatée Films
France 2 Cinéma
Bac Films
Delta Images
Les Productions JMH
Urania Film
TSR
Trailers & Videos
Crew
Philippe Gautier
Executive Producer
Christian Guillon
Special Effects Supervisor
Pauline Casalis
Assistant Editor
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Editor
Christophe Barratier
Producer
Bruno Coulais
Original Music Composer
Laurent Quaglio
Sound Designer
Valentin Monge
Steadicam Operator
Claude Nuridsany
Director, Screenplay, Cinematography
Hubert Reeves
Thanks
Marie Kobayashi
Musician
Conchita Airoldi
Co-Producer
Marie Pérennou
Director, Screenplay, Cinematography
Eva Simonet
Publicist
Jacques Perrin
Producer, Presenter
Xavier Grin
Unit Production Manager