INSECTS

Insects is a surreal comedy film directed by Jan Švankmajer, the film is based on the play Pictures from the Insects’ Life by Karel and Josef Čapek. Švankmajer says that the film will be his last. It premiered on 26 January 2018 at International Film Festival Rotterdam. The film follows amateur actors rehearsing Pictures from the Insects’ Life. The actors find themselves living out their characters’ roles and hallucinating insects. Insects is intercut with the creative process of the film itself and interviews with the actors about their dreams.

DIRECTOR Jan Švankmajer
SCREENPLAY Jan Švankmajer (Josef Čapek, Karel Čapek)
D.O.P. Jan Růžička, Adam Olha
EDITOR Jan Daňhel
SOUND Ivo Špalj
PRODUCERS Jaromír Kallista, Jan Švankmajer
CO-PRODUCERS Zuzana Mistríková, Lubica Orechovská, Česká televize
CAST Jan Budař, Jaromír Dulava, Jiří Lábus, Norbert Lichý, Kamila Magálová, Ivana Uhlířová, Pavel Nový
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