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MicroCosmos

( Catalog Number 10480CS )
(1.66:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

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MicroCosmos
1996 - 75 min. - Color
Genre: Documentary
Rated G
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
This film provides a fascinating, up-close view of the world of insects, snails, 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, which bring the viewer into the subjects' figurative living room.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Utilizing special macroscopic photographic techniques, filmmakers Claude Nuridsany and Marie Perennou created this fascinating and visually spectacular look at the hidden worlds in the life cycle of an ordinary meadow in France. When seen through the lens of Nuridsany and Perennou's cameras, insects become gigantic beasts, blades of grass turn into towering monuments, and raindrops form puddles that resemble vast oceans. The filmmakers find humor, drama, and beauty in the lives of these tiny flora and fauna as caterpillars transform themselves into butterflies, beetles struggle with their day's foraging, and snails reproduce their species. Microcosmos was a multiple prize winner at the 1996 French Academy of Cinema Awards; the American release version features narration by actress Kristin Scott Thomas. --- Mark Deming

Microcosmos is light years beyond mere insect documentary, envisioning the daily existence of these tiny creatures as the stuff of full-blown opera. The unprecedented close-ups transform the mundane into the epic; the audience practically cheers after a scarab beetle succeeds at pushing his ball of dung up a hill, and swoons watching two snails entwined in a loving embrace. The augmentation of sounds also has visceral impact, as a pheasant picks off ants with the repetitive boom of a staple gun striking the earth. Intensifying this visual and aural odyssey is a gripping score, as well as narration (by Kristin Scott Thomas in the English version) that's both refreshingly scant and elegantly poetic. Because they mean this as breathtaking visual stimulus rather than teaching tool, directors Claude Nuridsany and Marie Perennou don't need to clog up the wonder with needless exposition. That raindrops are like traumatic bomb strikes to these tiny creatures is obvious; no disembodied egghead needs to spell things out. The viewer will simply gape at the grand dramas that unfold, prompting them to wonder just how many hours of footage the directors shot before mounting this compilation of elegiac moments. It's a truly groundbreaking technical achievement. Since it doesn't take much to get them interested in creepy-crawlies to begin with, children should love Microcosmos, even if its ambitions are artsier than they can comprehend. --- Derek Armstrong

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Cast for MicroCosmos

Florence Ricard
Kristin Scott Thomas - Narrator (American Release)
Marie-Josephe Yoyotte
Marie Perennou
Claude Nuridsany

Crew for MicroCosmos

Claude Nuridsany - Director / Camera Operator
Marie Perennou - Director / Camera Operator
Christophe Barratier - Producer
Yvette Mallet - Producer
Jacques Perrin - Producer
Thierry Machado - Cinematographer
Hugues Ryffel - Cinematographer
Bruno Coulais - Composer (Music Score) / Songwriter
Florence Ricard - Editor
Marie-Josephe Yoyotte - Editor
Jean-Marc Henchoz - Co-producer
Michel Faure - Executive Producer
Philippe Gautier - Executive Producer
Patrick Lancelot - Executive Producer
Andre Lazare - Executive Producer
Philippe Barbeau - Sound/Sound Designer
Bernard Le Roux - Sound/Sound Designer
Laurent Quaglio - Sound/Sound Designer

Awards for MicroCosmos

Grand Technical Prize (win) Claude Nuridsany 1996 Cannes International Film Festival
Grand Technical Prize (win) Marie Perennou 1996 Cannes International Film Festival
Best Cinematography (win) Claude Nuridsany 1996 French Academy of Cinema
Best Cinematography (win) Thierry Machado 1996 French Academy of Cinema
Best Cinematography (win) Hugues Ryffel 1996 French Academy of Cinema
Best Cinematography (win) Marie Perennou 1996 French Academy of Cinema
Best Editing (win) Florence Ricard 1996 French Academy of Cinema
Best Editing (win) Marie-Josephe Yoyotte 1996 French Academy of Cinema
Best French Film (nom) 1996 French Academy of Cinema
Best Music (win) Bruno Coulais 1996 French Academy of Cinema
Best Sound (win) Bernard Le Roux 1996 French Academy of Cinema
Best Sound (win) Philippe Barbeau 1996 French Academy of Cinema

Feature Details

Title: MicroCosmos
Feature Release Date: 1996
Genre: Documentary
Rating: G
Color: Color
Runtime: 75 Minutes
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 1.66:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Catalog Number: 10480CS
UPC: 786936039061
Manufacturer: Kuraray
Publisher: Miramax Home Entertainment

Sides: 3
Cover: Jacket
Sound Analog Right: Dolby Digital 5.1
Closed Caption: English
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: 10480CS-N
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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MicroCosmos

( Catalog Number 10480CS )
(1.66:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

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MicroCosmos
1996 - 75 min. - Color
Genre: Documentary
Rated G
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
This film provides a fascinating, up-close view of the world of insects, snails, 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, which bring the viewer into the subjects' figurative living room.

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Utilizing special macroscopic photographic techniques, filmmakers Claude Nuridsany and Marie Perennou created this fascinating and visually spectacular look at the hidden worlds in the life cycle of an ordinary meadow in France. When seen through the lens of Nuridsany and Perennou's cameras, insects become gigantic beasts, blades of grass turn into towering monuments, and raindrops form puddles that resemble vast oceans. The filmmakers find humor, drama, and beauty in the lives of these tiny flora and fauna as caterpillars transform themselves into butterflies, beetles struggle with their day's foraging, and snails reproduce their species. Microcosmos was a multiple prize winner at the 1996 French Academy of Cinema Awards; the American release version features narration by actress Kristin Scott Thomas. --- Mark Deming

Microcosmos is light years beyond mere insect documentary, envisioning the daily existence of these tiny creatures as the stuff of full-blown opera. The unprecedented close-ups transform the mundane into the epic; the audience practically cheers after a scarab beetle succeeds at pushing his ball of dung up a hill, and swoons watching two snails entwined in a loving embrace. The augmentation of sounds also has visceral impact, as a pheasant picks off ants with the repetitive boom of a staple gun striking the earth. Intensifying this visual and aural odyssey is a gripping score, as well as narration (by Kristin Scott Thomas in the English version) that's both refreshingly scant and elegantly poetic. Because they mean this as breathtaking visual stimulus rather than teaching tool, directors Claude Nuridsany and Marie Perennou don't need to clog up the wonder with needless exposition. That raindrops are like traumatic bomb strikes to these tiny creatures is obvious; no disembodied egghead needs to spell things out. The viewer will simply gape at the grand dramas that unfold, prompting them to wonder just how many hours of footage the directors shot before mounting this compilation of elegiac moments. It's a truly groundbreaking technical achievement. Since it doesn't take much to get them interested in creepy-crawlies to begin with, children should love Microcosmos, even if its ambitions are artsier than they can comprehend. --- Derek Armstrong

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Cast for MicroCosmos

Florence Ricard
Kristin Scott Thomas - Narrator (American Release)
Marie-Josephe Yoyotte
Marie Perennou
Claude Nuridsany

Crew for MicroCosmos

Claude Nuridsany - Director / Camera Operator
Marie Perennou - Director / Camera Operator
Christophe Barratier - Producer
Yvette Mallet - Producer
Jacques Perrin - Producer
Thierry Machado - Cinematographer
Hugues Ryffel - Cinematographer
Bruno Coulais - Composer (Music Score) / Songwriter
Florence Ricard - Editor
Marie-Josephe Yoyotte - Editor
Jean-Marc Henchoz - Co-producer
Michel Faure - Executive Producer
Philippe Gautier - Executive Producer
Patrick Lancelot - Executive Producer
Andre Lazare - Executive Producer
Philippe Barbeau - Sound/Sound Designer
Bernard Le Roux - Sound/Sound Designer
Laurent Quaglio - Sound/Sound Designer

Awards for MicroCosmos

Grand Technical Prize (win) Claude Nuridsany 1996 Cannes International Film Festival
Grand Technical Prize (win) Marie Perennou 1996 Cannes International Film Festival
Best Cinematography (win) Claude Nuridsany 1996 French Academy of Cinema
Best Cinematography (win) Thierry Machado 1996 French Academy of Cinema
Best Cinematography (win) Hugues Ryffel 1996 French Academy of Cinema
Best Cinematography (win) Marie Perennou 1996 French Academy of Cinema
Best Editing (win) Florence Ricard 1996 French Academy of Cinema
Best Editing (win) Marie-Josephe Yoyotte 1996 French Academy of Cinema
Best French Film (nom) 1996 French Academy of Cinema
Best Music (win) Bruno Coulais 1996 French Academy of Cinema
Best Sound (win) Bernard Le Roux 1996 French Academy of Cinema
Best Sound (win) Philippe Barbeau 1996 French Academy of Cinema

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