Microcosmos (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.

Released

1996-09-06

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

80 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Marie Pérennou, Claude Nuridsany, Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou

TMDB rating

7.6/10 from 273 votes