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Franz Kafka's classic tale of Josef K., a bank clerk who is placed on trial for an unnamed, unknowable crime, is given a faithful, if not overly literal, treatment in this drama. Knowing only that he has been charged, Josef naturally sets out to defend himself, but soon finds himself deeply mired in a battle against an incomprehensible government bureaucracy. Following Orson Welles's adaptation of the book by some three decades, director David Jones chooses to avoid the earlier film's
May 13, 1993 Wide
Angelika Films
All Critics (13) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (4) | DVD (4)
The trial was sitting through this film
Did anyone completely get this film? It's possibly one of the strangest films I have ever seen and I've not yet worked out, whether I liked or disliked it. Fans of Anthony Hopkins beware, the dvd cover blatently shows Anthony Hopkins, but he appears in the film for about 5 minutes. This is one you definitely have to
September 7, 2007Super Reviewer
How comes this movie is so poorly rated?The perfect screening!I'm a big fan of the book,I think Kafka is a genius.This movie followed each step of the book,so why should I not give a big grade?
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