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Insects (Czech: Hmyz) 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 stated that the film would 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.
Original Release
02/19/2018
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Jirí Lábus | Dung Beetle / Borovicka / Jirí Lábus |
Jan Budar | Václav / Lumek / Jan Budar |
Pavel Novy | Homeless man |
Norbert Lichý | Parasite / Kopriva / Norbert Lichý |
Jaromír Dulava | Mr. Cricket |
Kamila Magálová | Mrs. Cricket |
Ivana Uhlířová | Larva / Jituska / Ivana Uhlírová |
Jaroslav Hlozek | Passer-by |
Jan Cecrdle | Passer-by |
Tomás Vitoch | Lumberjack #2 |
Directors
Writers
Jan Svankmajer, Karel Čapek, Josef Capek
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jirí Lábus | Dung Beetle / Borovicka / Jirí Lábus |
Jan Budar | Václav / Lumek / Jan Budar |
Pavel Novy | Homeless man |
Norbert Lichý | Parasite / Kopriva / Norbert Lichý |
Jaromír Dulava | Mr. Cricket |
Kamila Magálová | Mrs. Cricket |
Ivana Uhlířová | Larva / Jituska / Ivana Uhlírová |
Jaroslav Hlozek | Passer-by |
Jan Cecrdle | Passer-by |
Tomás Vitoch | Lumberjack #2 |
Hana Kunertová | Ruzena's dubl |
Marek Jakes | Train station employee |
Tomás Hartman | Passer-by |
Klára Silcová | Ruzena's daughter #3 |
Tomás Kraus | Passer-by |
Eva Mikulásová | Passer-by |
Lucie Hlavácková | Ruzena's daughter #2 |
Jan Studený | Passer-by |
Jirí Husník | Passer-by |
Magdalena Lukasová Ranková | Passer-by |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Blair Hawkins | Executive Producer |
Thomas Campbell Jackson | Executive Producer |
Robert Frashure | Producer |
Lubica Orechovská | Producer |
Jenny Tso | Producer |
Jaromir Kallista | Producer |