Alfred Molina, Anthony Hopkins, David Thewlis

Joseph K. awakes one morning, to find two strange men in his room, telling him he has been arrested. Joseph is not told what he is charged with, and despite being "arrested," is allowed to remain free...( read more  read more... ) and go to work. But despite the strange nature of his arrest, Joseph soon learns that his trial, however odd, is very real, and tries desperately to spare himself from the court's judgement.

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Directed by: David Hugh Jones, David Jones

Release Date: May 13, 1993

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  • February 11, 2008
    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 mi...( read more)nutes.

    This is one you definitely have to make your own mind up with.
  • September 17, 2008
    Kind of interesting, but see Orson Welles' version (starring Anthony Perkins) if you want to see the definitive screen version of Kafka's work.
  • March 14, 2008
    An excellent Kafka adaptation. I must say The Trial is one of my favourite novels, and I know what is happening in the story step by step. So, what is lost on the subjective side, where the society cause nausea, is won on the visual part. The sepia tones create the proper atmosph...( read more)ere. The black coats replace the human beings. In the end, the movie remain an adaptation. Reading the novel will offer little more than this film's relating of the story. But this in not very important, because in cinema the way is above the subject! Kyle MacLachlan is great, is exactly how Joseph K. must be.
  • December 23, 2007
    An ending which most people will hate, but i loved. Hopkins small part was impressive as usual.

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