Insect (2018)
The Dung Beetle is late, the Parasite is asleep and Mrs Larva is more interested in her knitting than the director’s instructions. It’s clear: this amateur theatre company has a long way to go before they can perform their version of "The Insect Play", a famous satirical work from 1922 by the brothers Karel and Josef Čapek which features insects with decidedly human traits: greed, egocentrism, jealousy.
Director:
Jan Švankmajer
Writer:
Jan Švankmajer
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Jan Budař as Václav |
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Jiří Lábus as Dung Beetle |
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Norbert Lichý as Parasite |
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Jaromír Dulava as Mr. Cricket |
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Kamila Magálová as Mrs. Cricket |
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Ivana Uhlířová as Larva |
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Pavel Nový as |
| Directing | Jan Švankmajer | Director |
| Production | Jaromír Kallista | Producer |
| Writing | Karel Čapek | Author |
| Writing | Josef Čapek | Author |
| Camera | Jan Růžička | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Adam Oľha | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jan Švankmajer | Screenplay |
| Editing | Jan Daňhel | Editor |
| Sound | Ivo Špalj | Sound |
| Art | Jan Švankmajer | Art Direction |
| Art | Václav Švankmajer | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Veronika Hrubá | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tereza Prachařová | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Zuzana Mistríková | Co-Producer |
| Production | Ľubica Orechovská | Co-Producer |
| Production | Helena Uldrichová | Co-Producer |
| Production | Andrew Hawkins | Co-Producer |