Microcosmos (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.

Directed by: Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou

Cast: Jacques Perrin, Claude Nuridsany, Kristin Scott Thomas, Marie P+

Genres: Documentary, Fantasy

Rating: 8.3/10

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