The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy
The incredible story of how the mummified corpse of a 40-year-old man was discovered by a hunter in one of the most remote parts of the country. The dead man's detailed notes reveal that he actually committed suicide through self-imposed starvation only the summer before. Liechti's film is a stunning rapprochement of a fictional text, which itself is based upon a true event: a cinematic manifesto for life, challenged by the main character's radical renunciation of life itself.
The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy (2009)
Peter Liechti
At a glance
Countries
Switzerland
Ratings
TMDB users
6.8/10
16 votes
Rating consensus
68/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~68/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Peter Mettler
Narrator
Alexander Tschernek
Narrator
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The Sound of Insects: Record of a Mummy (2009)
Peter Liechti
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