Microcosmos (film)

Microcosmos
Directed by	Claude Nuridsany Marie Pérennou
Produced by	Christophe Barratier Yvette Mallet Jacques Perrin
Written by	Claude Nuridsany Marie Pérennou
Starring	Jacques Perrin Kristin Scott Thomas (English version)
Distributed by	Miramax
Release date(s)	October 1996
Running time	80 minutes
Country	France Switzerland Italy
Language	French
Budget	3.81 millions euros

Microcosmos (original title Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe — Microcosmos: The grass people) is 1996 a documentary film by Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou produced by Jacques Perrin. This film is primarily a record of detailed insect interactions set to the music of Bruno Coulais.

Scenes from the film were used in the music video for the single "You Don't Love Me (Like You Used to Do)" from The Philosopher Kings' album Famous, Rich and Beautiful.

The film was screened out of competition at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

Reception

The film holds a 96% rating on critical aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes.

Awards and nominations

• César Awards (France)
  • Won: Best Cinematography (Thierry Machado, Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou and Hugues Ryffel)
  • Won: Best Editing (Florence Ricard and Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte)
  • Won: Best Music (Bruno Coulais)
  • Won: Best Producer (Jacques Perrin)
  • Won: Best Sound (Philippe Barbeau and Bernard Leroux)
  • Nominated: Best Film
  • Nominated: Best First Work (Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou)
  • Nominated: Best Sound (Laurent Quaglio)

References

1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Microcosmos". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4706/year/1996.html. Retrieved 2009-09-20. 

External links

• Microcosmos at the Internet Movie Database
• Microcosmos at Rotten Tomatoes