Movie Description

Microcosmos : Le peuple de l'herbe

(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.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleMicrocosmos : Le peuple de l'herbe

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1996-09-06

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 20m

Budget₹ 5750000

Revenue₹ 1433008

Production CompaniesConseil Général de l'Aveyron,Galatée Films,Bac Films,Delta Images,Les Productions JMH,Urania Film,Canal+,TSR,France 2 Cinéma,Sivom des Monts et Lacs du Lévezou,Crédit Agricole,Région Midi-Pyrénées,CNC,Agencie Jules Verne,Office Fédéral de la Culture,La Fondation Gan pour le Cinéma,PROCIREP,Eurimages,Miramax

Genres

  • Documentary