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.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Jacques Perrin
Crew: Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte (Editor), Marie Pérennou (Director), Bruno Coulais (Original Music Composer), Michel Fauré (Executive Producer), Claude Nuridsany (Director), Christophe Barratier (Producer)
Country: France, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Language: English, Français
Studio: Conseil Général de l'Aveyron, Galatée Films, Bac Films, Delta Images, Les Productions JMH, Urania Film, Canal+, TSR, France 2 Cinéma, Sivom des Monts et Lacs du Lévezou, Crédit Agricole, Région Midi-Pyrénées, CNC, Agencie Jules Verne, Office Fédéral de la Culture, La Fondation Gan pour le Cinéma, PROCIREP, Eurimages, Miramax
Runtime: 80 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 06, 1996
IMDb: 3.5
