Insect DVD

Insect (Hmyz), a film by Jan Švankmajer, on DVD. Amateur actors rehearse the Čapek brothers’ The Insect Play as their lives intertwine with its characters. Running time: 98 minutes.

"The Čapek brothers’ play The Insect Play is a misanthropic play. My screenplay only extends this
misanthropy, as man is more like an insect and this civilization is more like an anthill. One should
also remember the message behind Kafka’s The Metamorphosis."
Jan Švankmajer

Theater volunteers in a small town are rehearsing the play of the Čapek brothers From the Life of
Insects. During the rehearsal, their lives will be intertwined with the fates of the characters in this
play.

Cast:
Kamila Magálová
Ivana Uhlířová
Jan Budař
Jaromír Dulava
Jiří Lábus
Norbert Lichý

98 minutes, color
Subtitles: en, fr, es, de

Insect is also included in the Jan Švankmajer Blu-ray collection of seven films.