Microcosmos

1996 · directed by Claude Nuridsany

Rating

83/100

Hit

yes

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.

Microcosmos (1996), directed by Claude Nuridsany, rates 83/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Jacques Perrin

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