music by Jiří Kolafa
"Astronauts landing on an unknown planet are overcome with greed evoked by all-consuming amoebas transformed into gemstones. The greed kills the entire crew and the amoebas can take over their ship and eventually Earth. Among other techniques, [on Laokoon] Mergl uses animated xylographic illustrations and the film‘s uniqueness is underscored by its soundtrack.
"After a five-year ban imposed on Václav Mergl after Laokoon, the director was allowed to adapt a sci-fi story [Crabs] by Anatoly Dneprov which is warning against the development of intelligent weapon systems. Supplied with enough metal, these systems are able to reproduce out of control. The embossed cut-outs in this film are pasted together in several layers, and the metallic look was created with the tin foil from cigarette packs." - from "Václav Mergl: It’s time to end Disneyism", Anifilm, 2016
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