Microcosmos

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Open trailer on YouTube

Streaming availability

flatrate

Criterion Channel

Streaming data provided by JustWatch.

Cast

Jacques Perrin

Récitant / Narrator (voice)

Crew

Camera

• Thierry Machado Director of Photography
• Alain Devèz Camera Operator
• Jean-Francois Baudelet Helicopter Camera
• Jean-Francois Baudelet Camera Operator
• Claude Bouteillon Aerial Camera
• George Costa Camera Technician
• Michel Gallois First Assistant Camera
• François Gentit Steadicam Operator
• Alexandre Bon Second Assistant Camera
• Frédéric Costa Camera Technician
• Martin Boutilié Grip
• Jean-Francois Baudelet Aerial Camera

Crew

• Liliane Caille Special Effects Assistant
• Jean-Pierre Maricourt Special Effects
• Patricia Lignières Post Production Supervisor
• Jean Claude Rémy Pilot
• Luc Gomel Scientific Consultant
• Claude Nuridsany Cinematography
• Monsieur Ansonnaud Scientific Consultant
• Hubert Reeves Thanks
• Professor Rodin Scientific Consultant
• Michael Gries Scientific Consultant
• Hervé Guyot Scientific Consultant
• Gudrun Koeniger Scientific Consultant

Directing

• Claude Nuridsany Director
• Marie Pérennou Director
• Renaud Dengreville Assistant Director

Editing

• Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte Editor
• Florence Ricard Editor
• Raymond Terrentin Color Timer
• Nabila Daniault Color Timer
• David Hamme Color Assistant
• Pauline Casalis Assistant Editor

Production

• Patrick Lancelot Executive Producer
• Yvette Mallet Producer
• Christophe Barratier Producer
• Jacques Perrin Producer
• Michel Fauré Executive Producer
• Philippe Gautier Executive Producer
• André Lazare Executive Producer
• Xavier Grin Unit Production Manager
• Olivier Rechou Unit Production Manager
• Didier André Assistant Production Manager
• Conchita Airoldi Co-Producer
• Christophe Adda Unit Production Manager

Sound

• Bruno Coulais Original Music Composer
• Jérôme Lévy Foley Artist
• Bernard Le Roux Sound
• Pascal Mazière Assistant Foley Artist
• Philippe Barbeau Sound
• Laurent Quaglio Sound Designer
• Françoise Gnéri Vocals
• Hugo Coulais Vocals
• Christophe Guiot Conductor
• Louis Coulais Vocals
• Marie Kobayashi Musician
• Paul Lavergne Music Producer

Visual Effects

• Christian Guillon Special Effects Supervisor

Writing

• Marie Pérennou Screenplay
• Claude Nuridsany Screenplay

Photos