Microcosmos (1996)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $5,750,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,433,008.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 3.8679 |
Directed By
Marie Pérennou
Claude Nuridsany
Crew
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Marie Pérennou
Bruno Coulais
Michel Fauré
Claude Nuridsany
Christophe Barratier
Jacques Perrin
Claude Nuridsany
Patrick Lancelot
Yvette Mallet
Thierry Machado
Philippe Gautier
André Lazare
Florence Ricard
Marie Pérennou
Jérôme Lévy
Pascal Mazière
Laurent Quaglio
Christophe Adda
Xavier Grin
Philippe Barbeau
Renaud Dengreville
Conchita Airoldi
Jean-Marc Henchoz
Olivier Rechou
Bernard Le Roux
Christian Guillon
Liliane Caille
Didier André
Patricia Lignières
Jean-Pierre Maricourt
Pauline Casalis
Françoise Gnéri
Christophe Guiot
Louis Coulais
Alain Devèz
Michel Gallois
Nabila Daniault
Jean-Francois Baudelet
Claude Bouteillon
George Costa
Jean-Francois Baudelet
Alexandre Bon
Hugo Coulais
Marie Kobayashi
Charlet Recors
Jean-Pierre Vesco
Michael Gries
Hervé Guyot
Professor Oppenoorth
Marie Pérennou
Jean Claude Rémy
Louis Vercraene
Monsieur Durand
Jean Claude Rémy
Jean Claude Rémy
Eric Tesseydre
Gudrun Koeniger
Paul Lavergne
Didier Lizé
Thierry Machado
Alexandre Monnier
Robert Guilbot
Claude Nuridsany
Philippe Romano
Monsieur Ansonnaud
David Hamme
Bernard Weber
Gérard Arnold
Jean Pierre Lumaret
Professor Rodin
Nathalie Gorgon
Raymond Terrentin
François Gentit
France Tarpinian
Frédéric Costa
Jean-Francois Baudelet
Martin Boutilié
Romano Prada
Valentin Monge
Roland Ory
Roland Ory
Gilles Tordjman
Claude Missandeau
Michel Neff
Bernard Ricon
Luc Gomel
Leon Rogez
Paulette Materne
Pascal Imbert
Claude Morice
Jacques Perrin
Marc Censi
Jean Puech
Claude Caussanel
Catherine Pidoux
Eva Simonet
Francois Servel
Hubert Reeves
Michel Flaesch
Henri Landes
Joseph Bourdon
Dominique Ambiel
Hugues Ryffel
TOP CAST
Jacques Perrin
Récitant / Narrator (voice)
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