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Feature film — 1996

Microcosmos (1996)

7.61h 20mDocumentary

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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A high-signal pick with 274 votes.

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

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Director: Claude Nuridsany

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Cast & crew

Jacques Perrin as Récitant / Narrator (voice)

Jacques Perrin

Récitant / Narrator (voice)

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