Czech Republic,
1994, 90 min
(Alternative: 85 min)
Directed by:
Vladimír MichálekCinematography:
Martin DubaCast:
Martin Dejdar, Jiří Lábus, Jaroslava Rytychová, Kateřina Kozáková-Bílková, Jiří Schmitzer, Oldřich Kaiser, Pavel Landovský, Libuše Tomanová (more)Plots(1)
Vladimír Michálek chose an unconventional adaptation of Kafka's novel for his feature debut. Artistically reminiscent of the classic films of Karel Zeman, the director reinterpreted this dark story of a man vainly seeking a place in a rigidly ordered society by changing the desperate conclusion INTO a happy end. The film provided Czech comic Jiří Lábus with a new kind of role: that of the despotic uncle. (official distributor synopsis)
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