Microcosmos

Microcosmos

1996 · 80 min · FR · G · 7.5 (205 votes)
Dir. Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou · Starring Jacques Perrin · Music Bruno Coulais
Documentary

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.

VIBE

A breathtaking, intimate journey into the miniature world of insects. It feels like discovering a secret universe, revealing the intricate beauty and relentless drive of life all around us. Utterly mesmerizing and profoundly peaceful.

wondrousmesmerizingcalmintimateawe-inspiringslow-burnnature documentarypoeticcinematicobservationalnaturelife cyclesinterconnectednessthe unseen world
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