Anthony Perkins, Elsa Martinelli, Jeanne Moreau
Josef K wakes up in the morning and finds the police in his room. They tell him that he is on trial but nobody tells him what he is accused of. In order to find out about the reason of this accusation...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 7, 2006
Stats: 334 reviews
fantastic looking portrayal of josef k's nightmare but i'm not taken with perkins' performance. the rest of the cast is outstanding
Two geniuses, Kafka and Welles, give birth to the ultimate "individual vs. state" paranoid fantasy. A nightmarish and mesmerizing trip to the confines of human mind, in its desperate fight beyond hope, against the terrible and insatiable monster of totalitarianism. I, as a law st...( read more)
One of the greatest achievements in film history. A dream like nightmare that has obviously influenced Scorsese, Terry Gilliam and David Lynch.
Welles does an exemplory job of capturing the essence of Kafka's novel. A visual masterpiece.
"An opaque melody, that would bug most people."
It's been a few months since I originally screened this little pearl of a film. It's just possible that a Zappa quote can be the vehicle to propel me into the madness.
Firstly, not recommended for everyone. This is a very strange,...( read more)
Wow, je suis encore plus sur le cul qu'à mon premier visionnement il y a trois ou quatre ans de ça. Le meilleur film de Welles, point. Meilleur même que "Citizen Kane". C'est tout simplement un film parfait, en plus d'être une leçon sur l'art de l'adaptation d'un texte littéraire...( read more)
Ótima adaptação de Kafka por Orson Welles. É uma tarefa difícil e foi feita com muita inteligência. Além do mais, o filme é magnífico visualmente falando.
LETTERBOX. Visualmente extraordinaria, esta puesta en escena trabaja bien sus temas, pero tiene como gran debilidad el pobre uso de un buen reparto: unas actuaciones desmerecen más que otras. / Visually extraordinary, this screen adaptation works its themes well, but is truly wea...( read more)
What a masterpiece, in every way - Perkins' acting, Orson' directing and vision, camera angles, light, scenery. It manages to preserve Kafka's work and still prints Orson's personal touch.
Welles meets Kafka. If surrealism is your thing, then this is the film for you. The performances help keep the film relatively grounded. It's an interesting experiment that certainly has its fanbase. For me, it's slightly too cerebral, but I admire the effort.
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