Nuridsany, Claude

(April II, 1946, Paris, France-) and Pérennou, Marie (Paris, France - )

   Both having graduated with master of sciences de­grees (biology) at the University Pierre et Marie Curie, they gave up their university careers in 1969 to work as independent researchers. They published several books: 1975 Photographier la Nature (Ha­chette); 1978 Voir l'Invisible (Hachette); 1980 Insecte (co-author with Jacques Véry and children of CES des Ulis, Edition la Noria, reedited in 1990 by Edition La Nacelle); 1983 La Planète des Insectes (Arthaud); 1988 Eloge de l'Herbe (Adam Biro); 1990 Masques et Simulacres (Du May); 1996 Microcosmos (Editions de La Martinière); 1997 La Métamorphose des Fleurs (Editions de la Martinière); 1999 Le Pays de l'Herbe (Editions de la Martinière); 2004 Genesis (Editions de la Martinière).

 Filmography

        ◘ Les Habitants du Miroir (short; also screenwriter, co-cinematographer, co-composer)

        ◘ Le Jeu de l'Insecte et de la Fleur (short; also screenwriter, co-cinematographer, co-composer)

        ◘ Voyage au Pays de l'Invisible (short; also screenwriter, co-cinematographer, co-composer)

1996 ◘ Microcosmos: Le Peuple de l'Herbe / Micro­cosmos—Il popolo dell'erba / USA: Microcos­mos (also screenwriter, co-cinematographer; France / Switzerland / Italy; shot in 1993-1995)

2004 ◘ Genesis (also screenwriter, co-cinematographer; France / Italy; shot in 2001-2003)