Microcosmos

15 years of research. 2 years of equipment design. 3 years of shooting. One great movie to restore your sense of wonder.

Category: Documentary
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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1996-09-06
Run time: 80 minute / 1:20
Budget: $5,750,000
Revenue: $1,433,008
Directors: Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou.
Writers: Marie Pérennou, Claude Nuridsany.
Production Companies : Galatée Films, France 2 Cinéma, Bac Films, Delta Images, Les Productions JMH, Urania Film, TSR
Production Countries: France, Switzerland, Italy

Trailer


Jacques Perrin
as Récitant / Narrator (voice)
Production
Patrick Lancelot Executive Producer

Sound
Bruno Coulais Original Music Composer

Writing
Marie Pérennou Screenplay

Editing
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte Editor

Production
Yvette Mallet Producer
Christophe Barratier Producer
Jacques Perrin Producer

Directing
Claude Nuridsany Director

Editing
Florence Ricard Editor

Directing
Marie Pérennou Director

Production
Michel Fauré Executive Producer
Philippe Gautier Executive Producer
André Lazare Executive Producer

Writing
Claude Nuridsany Screenplay

Camera
Thierry Machado Director of Photography

Production
Xavier Grin Unit Production Manager
Olivier Rechou Unit Production Manager

Sound
Jérôme Lévy Foley Artist

Crew
Liliane Caille Special Effects Assistant

Sound
Bernard Le Roux Sound

Crew
Jean-Pierre Maricourt Special Effects
Patricia Lignières Post Production Supervisor

Production
Didier André Assistant Production Manager

Directing
Renaud Dengreville Assistant Director

Production
Conchita Airoldi Co-Producer

Sound
Pascal Mazière Assistant Foley Artist

Production
Christophe Adda Unit Production Manager

Sound
Philippe Barbeau Sound

Visual Effects
Christian Guillon Special Effects Supervisor

Sound
Laurent Quaglio Sound Designer

Production
Jean-Marc Henchoz Co-Producer

Editing
Raymond Terrentin Color Timer
Nabila Daniault Color Timer

Sound
Françoise Gnéri Vocals
Hugo Coulais Vocals
Christophe Guiot Conductor

Editing
David Hamme Color Assistant

Sound
Louis Coulais Vocals

Editing
Pauline Casalis Assistant Editor

Sound
Marie Kobayashi Musician

Camera
Alain Devèz Camera Operator

Sound
Paul Lavergne Music Producer

Camera
Jean-Francois Baudelet Helicopter Camera
Jean-Francois Baudelet Camera Operator
Claude Bouteillon Aerial Camera
George Costa Camera Technician
Michel Gallois First Assistant Camera

Sound
Didier Lizé Sound Engineer
France Tarpinian Musician

Camera
François Gentit Steadicam Operator
Alexandre Bon Second Assistant Camera
Frédéric Costa Camera Technician
Martin Boutilié Grip
Jean-Francois Baudelet Aerial Camera

Crew
Jean Claude Rémy Pilot
Luc Gomel Scientific Consultant
Claude Nuridsany Cinematography
Monsieur Ansonnaud Scientific Consultant
Hubert Reeves Thanks

Camera
Gilles Tordjman Still Photographer
Romano Prada Assistant Camera
Alexandre Monnier First Assistant Camera

Crew
Professor Rodin Scientific Consultant

Camera
Philippe Romano Assistant Camera

Crew
Michael Gries Scientific Consultant
Hervé Guyot Scientific Consultant

Production
Nathalie Gorgon Publicist

Camera
Jean Claude Rémy Helicopter Camera
Louis Vercraene Key Grip

Production
Eva Simonet Publicist

Crew
Gudrun Koeniger Scientific Consultant
Marie Pérennou Cinematography
Robert Guilbot Scientific Consultant

Camera
Roland Ory Aerial Camera
Bernard Ricon Assistant Camera

Crew
Michel Neff Scientific Consultant

Camera
Thierry Machado Aerial Camera
Charlet Recors Camera Operator
Eric Tesseydre Still Photographer
Roland Ory Helicopter Camera
Jean Claude Rémy Aerial Camera

Crew
Monsieur Durand Scientific Consultant
Jean-Pierre Vesco Scientific Consultant

Camera
Valentin Monge Steadicam Operator

Crew
Gérard Arnold Scientific Consultant
Jean Pierre Lumaret Scientific Consultant
Professor Oppenoorth Scientific Consultant
Claude Missandeau Scientific Consultant
Leon Rogez Scientific Consultant
Dominique Ambiel Thanks

Production
Paulette Materne Production Coordinator

Crew
Marc Censi Thanks
Jean Puech Thanks
Michel Flaesch Thanks

Production
Claude Morice Production Coordinator

Crew
Jacques Perrin Presenter
Joseph Bourdon Thanks
Francois Servel Thanks

Production
Catherine Pidoux Production Coordinator

Crew
Pascal Imbert Thanks
Henri Landes Thanks
Claude Caussanel Thanks

Camera
Hugues Ryffel Second Unit Director of Photography
Bernard Weber First Assistant Camera





















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