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A Balasaur Score of 84 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, Metacritic 87/100. Scores higher than 86% of the 147 1990s documentary movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic87/100
265 audience votes
Key crew
- Bruno CoulaisOriginal Music Composer
- Marie PérennouScreenplay
- Claude NuridsanyDirector
- Marie PérennouDirector
- Claude NuridsanyScreenplay
Cast
- Jacques PerrinRécitant / Narrator (voice)
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Themes
insectbiologynarrationantbiotopenaturewoman directornature documentarypoetic documentarydocumentaryno dialoguescience
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