Microcosmos
15 years of research. 2 years of equipment design. 3 years of shooting. One great movie to restore your sense of wonder.
1996 • 80 min • Documentary
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 5- 76 Audience · 262 · 100%
This unique documentary offers a mesmerizing close-up look at the miniature world of insects, exploring the daily lives and fascinating behaviors of creatures in meadows and ponds. Through stunning macro photography, it reveals the intricate beauty and drama of nature on a tiny scale.
- Violence & peril
- 1/10
- Language
- 0/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Brief moments of predator-prey interaction
- Insects mating (stylized and brief)
- Some close-ups of insects might be unsettling for very young viewers
What it models well
- Appreciation for nature
- Curiosity about life cycles
- Interconnectedness of ecosystems
Talk about it after
- Life cycles and reproduction in nature
- The role of different creatures in an ecosystem
- Patience and observation of the natural world
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Where to watch
Stream
- Criterion Channel
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Top billed cast
Director: Marie Pérennou, Claude Nuridsany • Crew: Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou
Trailers & clips
Microcosmos (trailer)
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.6/10 (262)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $5,750,000
- Box office
- $1,433,008
- IMDb
- tt0117040
