Budget 40 million CZK | Release date Upcoming Written by Jan Švankmajer | |
 | ||
Country Czech RepublicSlovakia Similar Leonardo's Diary, Castle of Otranto, Picnic with Weissmann, A Quiet Week in the House, The Last Trick | ||
Edwardian insects on film
Insects (Czech: Hmyz) is an upcoming film directed by Jan Švankmajer, the film is based on the play Pictures from the Insects' Life by Karel and Josef Čapek. Švankmajer says that the film will be his last.
Contents
Insects last film of jan svankmajer
Production
It has a projected budget of 40 million CZK and a preliminary release set for 2017. 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. My screenplay only extends this misanthropy, as man is more like an insect and this civilisation is more like an anthill. One should also remember the message in Kafka’s The Metamorphosis." In May 2016, Athanor Production Co. launched an Indiegogo campaign to crowdfund $150,000 for the film. managing to raise $287,000.