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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786302622942 Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC ISBN: 6302622948 Label: Paramount Languages: Manufacturer: Paramount Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Paramount Release Date: April 03, 2001 Running Time: 100 minutes Studio: Paramount Theatrical Release Date: November 15, 1991 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: The sophomore effort by Steven Soderbergh (sex, lies, and videotape) is an audacious and stylistically impressive experiment in a completely different direction from his debut. Working from a script by Lem Dobbs, Soderbergh follows the miserable day-to-day existence of Franz Kafka (Jeremy Irons), an insurance clerk in a large, impersonal company. Hiding out in his garret at night, he writes material he assumes no one will ever read. But then he happens upon clues that make him believe there is some plot afoot to suppress thought and he follows the trail into a hidden sanctuary, at which point the film abruptly shifts from shadowy black and white to jarring color. It doesn't all work, but it is never less than intriguing, with a cast that includes Alec Guinness, Ian Holm, and Joel Grey. --Marshall Fine Average Rating:
 Rating:  - All right, take a fictional note of this..."KAFKA" is one of those movies that was both negelected by the audience and the critics, and very unjustifiably so. What's exactly wrong with this picture? Is it because a lot of Very Heavy-Thinking Bookreaders claim that the real Franz Kafka is untouchable, and so: not-filmable, and there for, when this is done anyway, it must be condemned even before one single frame is actually seen? But this is not about Mr. Real Kafka, it's about Mr. Fictitious Kafka, even one without Franz as a ... Read More Rating:  - Don't miss this spectacular filmThis film is a fantasy on the life and works of Czech novelist Franz Kafka. Although it is a fantasy film, the background information concerning Kafka is based on fact. Beyond that, the film blends and distills elements from Kafka's novels and stories into a single nightmarish plot. From the outstanding musical score (a captivating, metallic melody by Cliff Martinez) to the makeup and special effects, this film startles and engages the viewer. It is an intellectual brain-teaser, ... Read More Rating: - Captivating story. You can't stop watching it.A little off-center then your average film, it none-the-less grabs your attention. Jeremy Irons is brilliant as usual. Rating: - must have movie.To previous reviewer (Penny Schmitt): Go watch Red Heat or any other movie with Arnold - you will find lots of sense and a straight forward story in there, if this is what you need! On the matter. Never have I seen anything even close to this movie. This does not mean, there is no movie better than this. This just means that "Kafka" is so incredibly different. It is stylish. Unbelievably accurate play. The sound track is gorgeous (as a matter of fact, I have not succeeded to find this soundtrack ... Read More Rating:  - "A" for ATMOSPHEREIf understanding a writer's mind means that you want to go be in his world, this is your movie. While I am defeated by the impossibility of 'making sense' of what happens here in any real way that involves logical explanation, I believe the film well-represents the scary furnishings inside Franz Kafka's mind. It doesn't move back and forth between dream and reality. Instead, it combines the two seamlessly. Only in one scene, a 'pure' dream, does the film move into color. The rest of the time it is a beautiful, ... Read More |
