Microcosmos . Tucson Weekly . 03-06-97

Microcosmos

DIRECTED BY: Marie Perennou, Claude Nuridsany

REVIEWED: 03-06-97

Microcosmos, a nearly wordless film of close-up shots of insects, seems to have been conceived under the influence of Roger Dean record covers and wimpy 1970s fusion rock. Clearly, those who are most stoned will most enjoy the "hey-we-have-a-macroscopic-lens-let's-shoot-some-bugs!" randomness of this movie. Plotlessly moving from one tiny drama to another, the filmmakers hope to keep the audience's attention solely through the power of images. Unfortunately, even at its short, 80-minute run, this tactic grows wearying. Worse still is the Moody Blues-inspired monologue that Kristen Scott Thomas reads at the opening and close of the film. Go see it only under the influence of a recently rediscovered bag of dope you forgot you stashed in your Yessongs album during a toke-fest in 1978.

--James DiGiovanna

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