Description: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 and to protest his innocence, he tries to look behind the facade of the judicial system. But since this remains fruitless, there seemsJosef 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 and to protest his innocence, he tries to look behind the facade of the judicial system. But since this remains fruitless, there seems to be no chance for him to escape from this Kafkaesque nightmare.... (more)(less)
"First viewing - May 12th
After watching Touch of Evil I decided to watch another of Orson Welles's films & chose this one from my queue. I can't compare it to the book since I haven't read it yet, but I wouldn't doubt if it fairly accurately captured the spirit of the novel because it all clearly came from Kafka's head. Which means it's entertaining & frequently odd with moments that are funny due to their absurdity. I thought it was a rather uneven film though due to the tonal shifts throughou"
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The Ups: Bleak and depressing story based upon Franz Kaftka's novel about how society judge and control people without any reason or knowledge of why. Excellent directed by Orson Welles who make it all feel like an experimental lowbudget study. Acted by fantastic actors and actresses.
The Downs: The ending feels (like the book) a little underwhelming but only slight. "
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I adore Orson Welles and think he's the bees knees, and I love Franz Kafka and his surrealistic nightmare parallel universes, but I did not really adore this movie.
First of all, watching it was a difficult experience for me. Maybe I'm just a dopey idiot, but I found my mind wandering and attention slipping in various parts of the movie. It's confusing, but that's understandable because it's about a corrupt legal system with endless twists and turns and loopholes. But basically when you n"
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Movies the giraffe watched: May 2013 
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