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1991 Certificate 15
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  • 60
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Set in 1919 Prague, this mystery drama follows a lonely recluse's efforts to find the truth surrounding his closest friend's disappearance. His search arouses the suspicions of the police and turns him into a hunted man... Read more

Starring Theresa Russell, Alec Guinness, Jeremy Irons, Ian Holm
Director Steven Soderbergh
Genres Drama

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Kafka

Set in 1919 Prague, this mystery drama follows a lonely recluse's efforts to find the truth surrounding his closest friend's disappearance. His search arouses the suspicions of the police and turns him into a hunted man...

Starring Theresa Russell, Alec Guinness, Jeremy Irons, Ian Holm, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Joel Grey, Jeroen Krabbe
Director Steven Soderbergh
Studio PATHE DISTRIBUTION
Run time DVD: 1 hr 34 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: not available
Production year: 1991
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (3) of Kafka

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Barely released in this country, Steven Soderbergh's follow-up to sex, lies, and videotape is a far cry from that auspicious debut. Yet, with its stylish references to German Expressionism and the great Universal horror films of the 1930s, this fantasy on the life of the Czech insurance-clerk-turned-novelist is possibly even bolder and more imaginative. Jeremy Irons might not be everyone's first choice for the title role, but he acquits himself admirably in what is essentially a loose reworking of The Third Man. Alec Guinness and Ian Holm stand out in a splendid supporting cast, but the true stars are cinematographer Walt Lloyd and Gavin Bocquet's art department.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006
  • 1 stars out of 4

    An intriguing attempt to create a paranoid fiction combining elements of Kafka's life and his stories; it is stylish though not entirely successful, closer to the basics of a horror movie than to its author's works.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    surreal and claustrophobic mystery

    Bureaucracy and intrigue swallow up a hapless franz kafka (Irons) as his seemingly inconspicuous co-workers become more and more suspicious. disappearances, lunatics, doctors and lobotomies ensue in this thriller where you never quite know what our unwitting protagonist is about to stumble into, and where no one can be trusted. a travesty that this hasn't been released yet.

      • A customer from aberystwyth, wales
      • Posted 16 Aug 2006 15:57

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