Microcosmos (film)
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97% Rotten Tomatoes Initial DVD release June 3, 2009 (France) Duration Language French | 7.9/10 IMDb 7.4/10 Top Documentary Films Genre Documentary Music director Bruno Coulais Country France
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Director Claude Nuridsany
Marie Perennou Release date October 1996 (1996-10) Writer Claude Nuridsany, Marie Perennou Initial release September 6, 1996 (Switzerland) Directors Marie Perennou, Claude Nuridsany Cast Jacques Perrin, Kristin Scott Thomas Similar movies A Bug's Life , Antz , Honey, I Shrunk the Kids , The Ant Bully , Bio-Dome , Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Microcosmos (original title Microcosmos : Le peuple de l'herbe — Microcosmos: People of the grass) is a 1996 documentary film by Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou and produced by Jacques Perrin. Set to the music of Bruno Coulais, this film is primarily a record of detailed interactions between insects and other small invertebrates.
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The film was screened out of competition at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.
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Reception
Roger Ebert gave Microcosmos 4/4 stars, calling it "...an amazing film that allows us to peer deeply into the insect world and marvel at creatures we casually condemn to squishing." Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote, "...this quick, captivating film offers a taste of the exotic to viewers of any stripe (or spot). And it's a breathtaking reminder that Mother Nature remains the greatest special effects wizard of all."
The film holds a 97% rating from the consensus of 32 critics on the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, and a 91% from a collective 5,555 user reviews.
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