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Microcosmos poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 67.4 / 100
1996·Documentary·1h 20m

MICROCOSMOS

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

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.

Above the Line
Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou·DirectorClaude Nuridsany·ScreenplayMarie Pérennou·ScreenplayThierry Machado·Director of PhotographyBruno Coulais·Original Music ComposerFlorence Ricard·Editor
Cast
Jacques Perrin·Récitant / Narrator (voice)
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Claude Nuridsany·DirectorMarie Pérennou·DirectorRenaud Dengreville·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Claude Nuridsany·ScreenplayMarie Pérennou·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Thierry Machado·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Florence Ricard·EditorMarie-Josèphe Yoyotte·Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Bruno Coulais·Original Music ComposerPhilippe Barbeau·SoundBernard Le Roux·SoundJérôme Lévy·Foley ArtistPascal Mazière·Assistant Foley ArtistLaurent Quaglio·Sound Designer
Production· 13
Christophe Barratier·ProducerMichel Fauré·Executive ProducerPhilippe Gautier·Executive ProducerPatrick Lancelot·Executive ProducerAndré Lazare·Executive ProducerYvette Mallet·ProducerJacques Perrin·ProducerConchita Airoldi·Co-ProducerJean-Marc Henchoz·Co-ProducerChristophe Adda·Unit Production ManagerDidier André·Assistant Production ManagerXavier Grin·Unit Production ManagerOlivier Rechou·Unit Production Manager
Other Departments· 3
Patricia Lignières·Post Production SupervisorLiliane Caille·Special Effects AssistantJean-Pierre Maricourt·Special Effects
By the Numbers
67.4
OF 100
Master Score
7.9
OF 10
IMDb
97%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$1M
ROI -75%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Serene, Ethereal
Composition
Centered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features a light blue background with many small, bright white spots scattered across it, resembling stars or light reflecting off water. At th”

Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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