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Microcosmos

15 years of research. 2 years of equipment design. 3 years of shooting. One great movie to restore your sense of wonder.

Rating: 7.6 out of 10TMDB(270 votes)

Overview

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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Original title
Microcosmos : Le peuple de l'herbe
Status
Released
Release date
September 6, 1996
Original language
French
Budget
$5.8M
Revenue
$1.4M
Countries
France, Switzerland, Italy

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