INSECT
Bioscop
Jan Švankmajer grants us a glimpse behind the curtains. The eminent director himself explains his approach and shows how his famous surrealistic stop-motion animations take shape. In a small theatre, a group of amateurs is rehearsing the 1922 satirical play Pictures from the Insects’ Life by the Czech Čapek brothers. While several of the performers engage in a power struggle with the director, the female lead develops a fear of bugs. With INSECT Švankmajer proves that he is still one of Europe’s most radical filmmakers in spite of his 84 years.
HMYZ / INSEKTEN
CZE, SVK 2018 / 98 min
Language: Czech
Director: Jan Švankmajer
- Screenplay: Jan Švankmajer
- Cinematographer: Jan Růžička
- Editor: Jan Daňhel
- Sound: Ivo Špalj
- Cast: Kamila Magálová, Jan Budař, Jaromír Dulava
- Producer: Jaromír Kallista
- Production Company: Athanor
- Co-Production Company: PubRes, Czech Television
Jan Švankmajer grants us a glimpse behind the curtains. The eminent director himself explains his approach and shows how his famous surrealistic stop-motion animations take shape. In a small theatre, a group of amateurs is rehearsing the 1922 satirical play Pictures from the Insects’ Life by the Czech Čapek brothers. While several of the performers engage in a power struggle with the director, the female lead develops a fear of bugs. With INSECT Švankmajer proves that he is still one of Europe’s most radical filmmakers in spite of his 84 years.
- Screenplay: Jan Švankmajer
- Cinematographer: Jan Růžička
- Editor: Jan Daňhel
- Sound: Ivo Špalj
- Cast: Kamila Magálová, Jan Budař, Jaromír Dulava
- Producer: Jaromír Kallista
- Production Company: Athanor
- Co-Production Company: PubRes, Czech Television