Microcosmos (1996)
Microcosmos (1996)
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
SubsCurrently Microcosmos is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Jacques Perrin
Récitant / Narrator (voice) / Producer / Presenter
Claude Nuridsany
Director / Screenplay / Cinematography
Kristin Scott Thomas
Narrator (English version)
Marie Pérennou
Director / Screenplay / Cinematography
Christophe Barratier
Producer
Michel Fauré
Executive Producer
Philippe Gautier
Executive Producer
Patrick Lancelot
Executive Producer
André Lazare
Executive Producer
Yvette Mallet
Producer
Bruno Coulais
Original Music Composer
Thierry Machado
Director of Photography / Aerial Camera
Florence Ricard
Editor
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Editor
Conchita Airoldi
Co-Producer
Jean-Marc Henchoz
Co-Producer
Christophe Adda
Unit Production Manager
Didier André
Assistant Production Manager
Xavier Grin
Unit Production Manager
Patricia Lignières
Post Production Supervisor
Olivier Rechou
Unit Production Manager
Renaud Dengreville
Assistant Director
Philippe Barbeau
Sound
Bernard Le Roux
Sound
Jérôme Lévy
Foley Artist
Pascal Mazière
Assistant Foley Artist
Laurent Quaglio
Sound Designer
Liliane Caille
Special Effects Assistant
Jean-Pierre Maricourt
Special Effects
Christian Guillon
Special Effects Supervisor
Pauline Casalis
Assistant Editor
David Hamme
Color Assistant
Raymond Terrentin
Color Timer
Nabila Daniault
Color Timer
Françoise Gnéri
Vocals
Hugo Coulais
Vocals
Louis Coulais
Vocals
Christophe Guiot
Conductor
Marie Kobayashi
Musician
Paul Lavergne
Music Producer
Didier Lizé
Sound Engineer
France Tarpinian
Musician
Jean-Francois Baudelet
Camera Operator / Aerial Camera / Helicopter Camera
Alexandre Bon
Second Assistant Camera
Claude Bouteillon
Aerial Camera
Martin Boutilié
Grip
Frédéric Costa
Camera Technician
George Costa
Camera Technician
Alain Devèz
Camera Operator
Michel Gallois
First Assistant Camera
François Gentit
Steadicam Operator
Valentin Monge
Steadicam Operator
Alexandre Monnier
First Assistant Camera
Roland Ory
Helicopter Camera / Aerial Camera
Charlet Recors
Camera Operator
Bernard Ricon
Assistant Camera
Romano Prada
Assistant Camera
Philippe Romano
Assistant Camera
Jean Claude Rémy
Helicopter Camera / Aerial Camera / Pilot
Eric Tesseydre
Still Photographer
Gilles Tordjman
Still Photographer
Louis Vercraene
Key Grip
Bernard Weber
First Assistant Camera
Gérard Arnold
Scientific Consultant
Monsieur Ansonnaud
Scientific Consultant
Monsieur Durand
Scientific Consultant
Luc Gomel
Scientific Consultant
Dr. Michael Gries
Scientific Consultant
Robert Guilbot
Scientific Consultant
Hervé Guyot
Scientific Consultant
Gudrun Koeniger
Scientific Consultant
Jean Pierre Lumaret
Scientific Consultant
Claude Missandeau
Scientific Consultant
Michel Neff
Scientific Consultant
Professor Oppenoorth
Scientific Consultant
Leon Rogez
Scientific Consultant
Professor Rodin
Scientific Consultant
Jean-Pierre Vesco
Scientific Consultant
Nathalie Gorgon
Publicist
Paulette Materne
Production Coordinator
Claude Morice
Production Coordinator
Catherine Pidoux
Production Coordinator
Eva Simonet
Publicist
Dominique Ambiel
Thanks
Joseph Bourdon
Thanks
Pascal Imbert
Thanks
Michel Flaesch
Thanks
Marc Censi
Thanks
Henri Landes
Thanks
Jean Puech
Thanks
Francois Servel
Thanks
Claude Caussanel
Thanks
Hubert Reeves
Thanks
Hugues Ryffel
Second Unit Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 6, 1996
Original NameMicrocosmos : Le peuple de l'herbe
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 20m
Content RatingG
Budget$5,750,000
Box Office$1,433,008
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
female director
biology
narration
nature
no dialogue
science
insects
french
insect
ant
biotope
woman director
nature documentary
poetic documentary
documental
Wiki.
Microcosmos (French: Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe, lit. 'Microcosmos: People of the grass') is a 1996 documentary film written and directed by Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou and produced by Jacques Perrin. An international co-production of France, Switzerland, Italy and the United Kingdom, the film showcases detailed interactions between insects and other small invertebrates, and features music by Bruno Coulais.
The film was screened out of competition at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.
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