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.
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Cast
- Jacques PerrinRécitant / Narrator (voice)
Recommendations
- 100
Chicago Sun-Times
The movie is a work of art and whimsy as much as one of science. - 100
Film Threat
Microcosmos is that rare film to lead us, to reiterate why the camera is just as important as the paintbrush, keyboard, pen, chunks of clay, and anything else that can be used to make art. This is art. - 100
San Francisco Chronicle
An extraordinary entertainment that personalizes the world of insects and other invertebrates and leaves audiences with an itching conviction of the poetry of nature. - 88
LarsenOnFilm
Scales glisten, legs scuttle, antennae unfurl, all in a symphony of exquisite shapes and inhuman motion. Watching the movie is like peering into a living kaleidoscope. - 88
ReelViews
After watching Microcosmos, it will be impossible to take a walk in the woods without being aware of the amazing tapestry of activity going on all around, yet out of sight. - 88
San Francisco Examiner
The movie is magnificent and stunning the way few spectator events are. - 80
TV Guide Magazine
The spectacle is absolutely enthralling, and even a bit frightening. - 80
Variety
A feature documentary about a day in the life of the bug universe, Microcosmos is a surprisingly entertaining, visually stunning treat.
