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April 1994 (USA) morePlot:
Joseph K. awakes one morning, to find two strange men in his room, telling him he has been arrested... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Kyle MacLachlan | ... | Josef K. | |
| Anthony Hopkins | ... | The Priest | |
| Jason Robards | ... | Doctor Huld | |
| Juliet Stevenson | ... | Fräulein Burstner | |
| Polly Walker | ... | Leni | |
| Alfred Molina | ... | Titorelli | |
| David Thewlis | ... | Franz | |
| Michael Kitchen | ... | Block | |
| Tony Haygarth | ... | Willem | |
| Douglas Hodge | ... | Inspector | |
| Jirí Schwarz | ... | Babensteiner | |
| David Schneider | ... | Kullich | |
| Ondrej Vetchý | ... | Kaminer | |
| Valérie Kaplanová | ... | Old Woman | |
| Jirí Ded | ... | Old Man |
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I am a major fan of any of Franz Kafka's literature. In fact I read everything ever written by Kafka who is the most unique writer in any language.
So I was very eager to see The Trial brought to the screen.
And I can tell you from this film fan's perspective, this movie was the real deal. Filmed in Kafka's home city of Prague, it shows the world that Kafka knew.
Exploring the life and spiraling downfall of Josef K., a young bank executive, it shows a nightmarish world in which a man is destroyed slowly and gradually.
It is a timeless story about being entrapped in a horrible bureaucracy in which there is no escape.
Josef K is visited by two roguish officers of the court and summoned to a bizarre court. The court comes to regular meetings and he is summoned throughout the story. He goes through the entire proceedings not knowing even what crimes he is being charge with.
The bizarre "court" is a cavernous building where families, children, adulterous spouses and bullying thugs inhabit. Everyone inside seems to have a function yet we never see the judges or those who are responsible for the fate of the story's protagonist.
In the meantime he continues to live is normal, dull life.
But the court continues to rule his life. And the harder he fights the court the more deeply entrenched he becomes.
Students of Kafka's literature will recognize the familiar themes: man against an inhumane bureaucracy, the eminant demise of man, the demise of freedom at the expense of rules and regulations, the literal use of metaphores and the ultimate doom of all humanity.
Its not your average story but for those who are seeking something different I would heartily recommend it.