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      The Trial

      PG-13 1993 1 hr. 58 min. Drama List
      29% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 51% 500+ Ratings Audience Score Franz Kafka's Joseph K. (Kyle MacLachlan) is arrested and held by ominous police in prewar Europe, but he is never told why. Read More Read Less

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      s r Not nearly as good as it should have been. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I think the only thing this movie does wrong is insufficiently communicating to the audience that it is surreal allegory, not necessarily to be taken at face value. The Orson Welles one does a better job in that regard, but overall I think this one is better. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Turning an unfinished novel into a movie? Smart. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie has it all. It is absurd, existential, philosophical and psychological. Also great acting performances by Kyle MacLachlan and Anthony Hopkins accompanied with beautiful music and a nice scenery of Prague! The Trial (by Franz Kafka) is my favorite book and if you haven't read it yet, then at least watch this movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member How comes this movie is so poorly rated?The perfect screening!I'm a big fan of the book,I think Kafka is a genius.This movie followed each step of the book,so why should I not give a big grade? Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Didn't really like it, then again I never really liked the book anyway. The films contains some brilliant actors and it's quite faithful to the novel. Although a great cast can only take you so far in my estimation. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times It is a solid, respectable screen adaptation, but it lacks the madness. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review James Berardinelli ReelViews Rated: 2/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Brian D. Johnson Maclean's Magazine The idea of Kafka's spirit conspiring with Pinter's language seems almost too diabolical for words. But in the playwright's new screen version of the novelist's 1925 classic, The Trial, their sensibilities dovetail beautifully. Oct 23, 2019 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 5, 2005 Full Review Caffeinated Clint Moviehole The trial was sitting through this film Rated: 1/5 Sep 20, 2002 Full Review William Arnold Seattle Post-Intelligencer Rated: B+ Apr 3, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Franz Kafka's Joseph K. (Kyle MacLachlan) is arrested and held by ominous police in prewar Europe, but he is never told why.
      Director
      David Jones
      Rating
      PG-13
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Sound Mix
      Surround