Microcosmos

1h 20m · 1996 · Directed by Marie Pérennou · 4.1 / 5 on Letterboxd

Microcosmos (1996) runs 1h 20m, directed by Marie Pérennou. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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.

Genres: Documentary

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