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      Kafka

      1991, Mystery & thriller, 1h 38m

      24 Reviews 2,500+ Ratings

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      Kafka does not rise to the artistic success of its subject, struggling to approximate the nightmarish absurdity that defined the author's work despite thoughtful direction by Steven Soderbergh and a gorgeous black and white color palette. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      An insurance clerk (Jeremy Irons) must enter a sinister castle to solve a mystery in circa-1919 Prague.

      • Rating: PG-13

      • Genre: Mystery & thriller

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Steven Soderbergh

      • Producer: Stuart Cornfeld, Harry Benn

      • Writer: Lem Dobbs

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $57.6K

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      • Distributor: Miramax Films

      • Production Co: Baltimore Pictures

      • Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

      Cast & Crew

      Ian Holm
      Alec Guinness
      Brian Glover
      Keith Allen
      Simon McBurney
      Robert Flemyng
      Mark Johnson
      Barry Levinson
      Paul Rassam
      Cliff Martinez
      Jeff Rona
      Walt Lloyd
      Gavin Bocquet
      Leslie Tomkins
      Joanne Woollard
      Michael Jeffery

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      • Nov 29, 2011

        Mysterious and stylish but incoherent and empty, "Kafka" is a good-looking disappointment for director Steven Soderbergh. Impressive camerawork and snappy editing ensure that it won't be forgotten, but there just simply isn't enough going on to make it entertaining. The characters and story are dull, and on top of that, it's confusing.

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      • Feb 10, 2010

        Moody, mysterious, and measured thriller shot in beautiful black & white except for a pivotal sequence inside "the Castle." Soderbergh's best film is quite unlike any other in dropping Jeremy Irons, utterly convincing as Franz Kafka circa 1919 Prague, amidst a very Kafkaesque series of encounters. The insurance clerk's appointed assistants are two of the funniest oddball characters in film history. I last watched this 15 years ago until tonight and was completely reaffirmed why this remains one of my favorites of the 1990s.

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      • Mar 20, 2008

        Under appreciated Soderbergh gem.

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      • Dec 31, 2006

        a surreal film about kafka being stuck in his own stories; jeremy irons is wonderful to watch

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