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Microcosmos
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1996 documentary film by Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou
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7.6A 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: 1996-09-0680 minDir: Marie PérennouDocumentaryBudget: $5.8MBox office: $1.4M
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Cast
- Jacques Perrin as Récitant / Narrator (voice)
Themes
- insect
- biology
- narration
- ant
- biotope
- nature
- woman director
- nature documentary
- poetic documentary
- documentary
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 80
- FilmAffinity ID
- 210875
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- publication date
- 1996-10-31
- title
- Microcosmos : Le Peuple de l'herbe
- review score
- 8.4/10
- capital cost
- 3800000
- box office
- 52800000
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Categories
1990s children's fantasy films1996 children's films1996 documentary films1996 films1996 French films1996 in French cinemaBAC Films filmsDocumentary films about insectsDocumentary films about natureFilms about arthropodsFilms about frogsFilms produced by Jacques PerrinFilms scored by Bruno CoulaisFilms set in FranceFilms whose cinematographer won the Best Cinematography César AwardFilms without speechFrench documentary filmsGeorges Delerue Award winnersMiramax filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterTemplate film date with 1 release date