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A young man (Christian Heinisch), recently arrived in New York from Europe, becomes swept up in a series of events that are beyond his knowledge or control.

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Gilbert Adair Sight & Sound Aug 1, 2015
Straub and Huillet have filmed Kafka in unslavishly faithful fashion, with a serenity strangely belying the venerable controversy which still cramps the cinematic adaptation of classic texts. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jun 12, 2013
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Though, at times, seemingly absurd and lacking Kafka's philosophical punch, the prickly dramatization is inexplicably mesmerizing. Go to Full Review
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Jul 6, 2010 This has to be one of the most weird films I've ever seen! Based on Franz Kafka's unfinished novel Amerika... See more May 20, 2008 A really interesting film based upon Kafka's Amerika. The film is defintely charming, in a way, mostly due to it's extremely small scale (it almost seems as if it could have been made by someone I know). I did find parts of it to be quite tedious, but the overall sense of helplessness and dread is what saves the movie from failure. As far as Kafka adaptations go, I prefer Welles' The Trial, but this is still quite an interesting experiment (adapting a novel about America by someone who had never visited, shot in Germany in German as a substitute for the real America). Fascinating, but I wasn't fully won over. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A young man (Christian Heinisch), recently arrived in New York from Europe, becomes swept up in a series of events that are beyond his knowledge or control.
Director
Daniele Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
Screenwriter
Daniele Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Runtime
2h 7m
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