Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe (1996)

Directors:

Claude Nuridsany
Marie Pérennou

Writers:

Claude Nuridsany (writer)
Marie Pérennou (writer)

Release Date:

9 October 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

It's Jurassic Park in your own back yard.

Plot:

Microcosmos offers passionate kisses and kinky sex, swashbuckling duels and mass suicide, water bomb attacks and genocide...

Plot Keywords:

Environment | Ants | Very Little Dialogue | Insect | Microphotography

Awards:

7 wins & 4 nominations

US Showtimes:

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Cast

Jacques Perrin	...	Récitant / Narrator (French version) (voice)
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Narrator (English version) (voice)

Also Known As:

Microcosmos (USA)
Microcosmos - Il popolo dell'erba (Italy)

Runtime:

80 min | Japan:73 min

Country:

France | Switzerland | Italy

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:U | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | South Korea:All | Canada:F (Ontario) | Australia:G | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Portugal:M/6 | Spain:T | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Monts et Lacs du Lévézou, Aveyron, France

Company:

Agencie Jules Verne

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Clefs de bagnole, Les (2003)

Aliens in my backyard

I always liked to watch animal documantaries on Discovery Channel. It was a lonely night, my girlfriend was asleep and I had insomnia so I thought it would help me relax to watch this. It was my first viewing experience of this kind. Now I just want to watch every new animal motion picture documentary. I fell in love with this movie. Now I think twice before stepping on a bug for no reason. It's a whole different world down there. It's amazing how new technologies now allow us to film things so small. I suggest this film to everyone. You don't have to be interested in bugs and insects. If you're at least a nature lover, you'll definitely enjoy the ride! I did. The images are hypnotic and the music perfectly fits in. Have a good trip!!