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Hmyz (2018)

Lo Scarabeo Stercorario è in ritardo, il Parassita dorme e la Signora Larva è più interessata al suo lavoro a maglia che alle istruzioni del regista. È chiaro: questa compagnia teatrale amatoriale ha ancora molta strada da fare prima di poter mettere in scena la sua versione di "The Insect Play", una famosa opera satirica del 1922 dei fratelli Karel e Josef Čapek che presenta insetti con tratti decisamente umani: avidità, egocentrismo, gelosia.

Data di uscita
2018-02-19
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (17)
Durata
1 h 38 min
Generi
Commedia, Dramma
Regista
Jan Švankmajer

Cast

Curiosità

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Insects is a 2018 surrealist 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.

Production

The film had a projected budget of 40 million CZK and a preliminary release set for 2017. The world premiere was then confirmed for the 2018 International Film Festival Rotterdam. The film is based on the play Pictures from the Insects' Life by Karel and Josef Čapek, which Švankmajer described as following: "From the Life of Insects is a misanthropic play.

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