Product Description

A French meadow on a summer s day is the setting for this incredible, highly-acclaimed film that takes its microscopic cameras into the heart of the insect world. In this miniature environment where a single raindrop can cause havoc, we are treated to an array of jaw-dropping moments: an underwater spider makes a home out of an air bubble, a colony of ants face a massacre when a pheasant attacks, a determined Beetle struggles to relocate his ball of dung, two snails get amorous and a mosquito is born. There s drama, comedy, action and even a little love in this astonishing film that invites us to share the trials and tribulations of its wonderful cast.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9257 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-03-10
• Rating: Universal, suitable for all
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 72 minutes

Special Features
The World of Microcosmos The Making of Microcosmos The Story of 5 Cesars Dolby Digital 5.1 audio

Synopsis
A fascinating, close-up view of the world of insects, snails, spiders, and other tiny invertebrates as they work, eat, fight and procreate. This acclaimed French documentary was filmed with special microscopic cameras and high-resolution microphones, utilizing slow motion and time-lapse photography to capture bees collecting nectar, spiders ensnaring their prey, mosquitoes hatching, and other minute wonders of the insect world, resulting in a breathtaking glimpse of the beauty and poetry that exists underfoot.

Customer Reviews

Remastered how exactly?
Still a stunning piece of cinema, and I can't add anything to previous reviews when it comes to the content of the film itself, but I just wanted to post a review of this remastered version to warn anyone thinking of upgrading from their old version. Don't bother. The sound is marginally improved, perhaps, but the picture looks no better. In fact, in the opening few minutes, before it settles in to the hi-def macrovision footage, the picture looks positively awful: grainy, blurry, washed-out and pixellated. How exactly is that a remaster, I have to wonder?

simply incredible
simply incredible...I'm an illustrator and love inventing funny little leggy creatures with funny heads...little did I realise how similar these funny little illustrated monsters are to real live insects!..you can't invent anything these days!! There's a whole world going on in front of our eyes and 'microcosmos' brings it closer. A wonderful, magical dvd...up there with the best fantasy and sci-fi movies except this is real. Watching these tiny creatures made me realise how small we are and how diverse our planet.

simply incredible!

brilliant film
Despite fact filmed over a decade ago this is a good film with little dialogue.The insects tell their own story!!