Das Schloß (The Castle)

Das Schloß (The Castle) (1997)

  • 55% of users liked it
    (546 ratings)

In this small Australian comedy, Michael Caton stars as Darryl Kerrigan, a contented, mildly eccentric family man with an easy laugh and a quick compliment for his wife's cooking. Darryl, his wife, and his four children live in domestic bliss in a ramshackle yet proud domicile neighboring the… More

R, 2 hr. 3 min.
Directed By
Michael Haneke
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
In Theaters
Sep 6, 1997 Wide
On DVD
Aug 21, 2007

Critic Reviews

  • Fernando F. Croce, Slant Magazine

    How cold does Michael Haneke have to be for a punitively faithful Kafka adaptation to qualify as one of his most humane works?

  • Fernando F. Croce, Slant Magazine

    It was just a matter of time before Michael Haneke and Franz Kafka crossed paths.

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  • Bruce B


    This Movie From Kino Video was part of the Toronto International Film Festival, Its a strange movie as many are from Kino Video. A man is hired to survey the castle but is given the run around and not allowed on Castle grounds. I for one found it boring and senseless. But worth more… More

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