Microcosmos
Microcosmos : Le peuple de l'herbe
France • 1996
Synopsis
Experience the strange, beautiful, surreal world of insects as never before in this singular, artful nature documentary, which employs specially created cameras and lenses—developed over the course of three years—to capture an unseen parallel universe up close. With astonishing clarity, MICROCOSMOS shows us the secret lives of snails, spiders, caterpillars, mantises, beetles, and more as they live, love, and struggle to survive, inviting us to see life on our own planet through new eyes. The film is presented with English-language narration.
Synopsis
Experience the strange, beautiful, surreal world of insects as never before in this singular, artful nature documentary, which employs specially created cameras and lenses—developed over the course of three years—to capture an unseen parallel universe up close. With astonishing clarity, MICROCOSMOS shows us the secret lives of snails, spiders, caterpillars, mantises, beetles, and more as they live, love, and struggle to survive, inviting us to see life on our own planet through new eyes. The film is presented with English-language narration.
Credits
Crew
WriterClaude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou
CinematographerThierry Machado
ComposerBruno Coulais
ProducerChristophe Barratier, Yvette Mallet, Jacques Perrin
Cast
Jacques Perrinas Récitant / Narrator (voice)