Summaries

A documentary on insect life in meadows and ponds.

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.—Will Gilbert

Details

Keywords
  • underwater scene
  • title directed by female
  • slow motion scene
  • ladybug
  • microscopic lifeform
Genres
  • Documentary
Release date Sep 5, 1996
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin Italy United Kingdom France Switzerland
Language French
Filming locations Monts et Lacs du Lévézou, Aveyron, France
Production companies Canal+ France 2 Cinéma Galatée Films

Box office

Budget $5000000
Gross US & Canada $1433210
Opening weekend US & Canada $35189
Gross worldwide $1433210

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 20m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.66 : 1

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