Microcosmos

Microcosmos (1996)

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

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1996-09-06
  • User Rating: 7.5/10 from 230 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 20min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Conseil Général de l'Aveyron
  • Production Country: France, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
  • Directors: Marie Pérennou, Claude Nuridsany.
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Summary

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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  • Jacques Perrin

    as Récitant / Narrator (voice)
Editing Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte Editor
Directing Marie Pérennou Director
Sound Bruno Coulais Original Music Composer
Production Michel Fauré Executive Producer
Directing Claude Nuridsany Director
Production Christophe Barratier Producer
Production Jacques Perrin Producer
Writing Claude Nuridsany Screenplay
Production Patrick Lancelot Executive Producer
Production Yvette Mallet Producer
Camera Thierry Machado Director of Photography
Production Philippe Gautier Executive Producer
Production André Lazare Executive Producer
Editing Florence Ricard Editor
Writing Marie Pérennou Screenplay
Sound Jérôme Lévy Foley Artist
Sound Pascal Mazière Assistant Foley Artist
Sound Laurent Quaglio Sound Designer
Production Christophe Adda Unit Production Manager
Production Xavier Grin Unit Production Manager
Sound Philippe Barbeau Sound
Directing Renaud Dengreville Assistant Director
Production Conchita Airoldi Co-Producer
Production Jean-Marc Henchoz Co-Producer
Production Olivier Rechou Unit Production Manager
Sound Bernard Le Roux Sound
Visual Effects Christian Guillon Special Effects Supervisor
Crew Liliane Caille Special Effects Assistant
Production Didier André Assistant Production Manager
Crew Patricia Lignières Post Production Supervisor
Crew Jean-Pierre Maricourt Special Effects
Editing Pauline Casalis Assistant Editor
Sound Françoise Gnéri Vocals
Sound Christophe Guiot Conductor
Sound Louis Coulais Vocals
Camera Alain Devèz Camera Operator
Camera Michel Gallois First Assistant Camera
Editing Nabila Daniault Color Timer
Camera Jean-Francois Baudelet Camera Operator
Camera Claude Bouteillon Aerial Camera
Camera George Costa Camera Technician
Camera Jean-Francois Baudelet Helicopter Camera
Camera Alexandre Bon Second Assistant Camera
Sound Hugo Coulais Vocals
Sound Marie Kobayashi Musician
Camera Charlet Recors Camera Operator
Crew Jean-Pierre Vesco Scientific Consultant
Crew Dr. Michael Gries Scientific Consultant
Crew Hervé Guyot Scientific Consultant
Crew Professor Oppenoorth Scientific Consultant
Crew Marie Pérennou Cinematography
Camera Jean Claude Rémy Aerial Camera
Camera Louis Vercraene Key Grip
Crew Monsieur Durand Scientific Consultant
Camera Jean Claude Rémy Helicopter Camera
Crew Jean Claude Rémy Pilot
Camera Eric Tesseydre Still Photographer
Crew Gudrun Koeniger Scientific Consultant
Sound Paul Lavergne Music Producer
Sound Didier Lizé Sound Engineer
Camera Thierry Machado Aerial Camera
Camera Alexandre Monnier First Assistant Camera
Crew Robert Guilbot Scientific Consultant
Crew Claude Nuridsany Cinematography
Camera Philippe Romano Assistant Camera
Crew Monsieur Ansonnaud Scientific Consultant
Editing David Hamme Color Assistant
Camera Bernard Weber First Assistant Camera
Crew Gérard Arnold Scientific Consultant
Crew Jean Pierre Lumaret Scientific Consultant
Crew Professor Rodin Scientific Consultant
Production Nathalie Gorgon Publicist
Editing Raymond Terrentin Color Timer
Camera François Gentit Steadicam Operator
Sound France Tarpinian Musician
Camera Frédéric Costa Camera Technician
Camera Jean-Francois Baudelet Aerial Camera
Camera Martin Boutilié Grip
Camera Romano Prada Assistant Camera
Camera Valentin Monge Steadicam Operator
Camera Roland Ory Helicopter Camera
Camera Roland Ory Aerial Camera
Camera Gilles Tordjman Still Photographer
Crew Claude Missandeau Scientific Consultant
Crew Michel Neff Scientific Consultant
Camera Bernard Ricon Assistant Camera
Crew Luc Gomel Scientific Consultant
Crew Leon Rogez Scientific Consultant
Production Paulette Materne Production Coordinator
Crew Pascal Imbert Thanks
Production Claude Morice Production Coordinator
Crew Jacques Perrin Presenter
Crew Marc Censi Thanks
Crew Jean Puech Thanks
Crew Claude Caussanel Thanks
Production Catherine Pidoux Production Coordinator
Production Eva Simonet Publicist
Crew Francois Servel Thanks
Crew Hubert Reeves Thanks
Crew Michel Flaesch Thanks
Crew Henri Landes Thanks
Crew Joseph Bourdon Thanks
Crew Dominique Ambiel Thanks
Camera Hugues Ryffel Second Unit Director of Photography