Microcosmos

Microcosmos (Microcosmos: Le peuple de l’herbe) (1996) 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. ??Will GilbertAwards: 9 wins & 9 nominationsBudget: CHF 5,000,000 (estimated)Worldwide Gross: $1,433,210Claude Nuridsany, Marie PérennouKristin Scott Thomas, Jacques Perrin1996-09-06 (France, Switzerland, Italy)tt0117040