Microcosmos | |
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Directed by | Claude Nuridsany Marie Pérennou |
Written by | Claude Nuridsany Marie Pérennou |
Produced by | Christophe Barratier Yvette Mallet Jacques Perrin |
Narrated by | Jacques Perrin (French version) Kristin Scott Thomas (English version) |
Music by | Bruno Coulais |
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Distributed by | BAC Films (France) Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (Switzerland) Lucky Red Distribuzione (Italy) Guild Pathé Cinema (United Kingdom) |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Countries | France Switzerland Italy United Kingdom |
Languages | French English |
Budget | $3.8 million |
Box office | $52.8 million[1] |
Microcosmos (French: Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe, lit. 'Microcosmos: People of the grass') is a 1996 documentary film written and directed by Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou and produced by Jacques Perrin. An international co-production of France, Switzerland, Italy and the United Kingdom, the film showcases detailed interactions between insects and other small invertebrates, and features music by Bruno Coulais.
The film was screened out of competition at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.[2]