The Trial
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On the morning of his 30th birthday, senior bank clerk Josef K. is put under arrest by men who refuse to identify themselves. He's not taken into custody, and nobody will--or even can--tell him the charges against him. Josef refuses to take it seriously, and thus begins his descent into the mad vagaries of a court system that is as enigmatic as it is ominous. This BBC coproduction of the Franz Kafka book features a screenplay by Harold Pinter (Turtle Diary, The French Lieutenant's Woman) that starts out full of wit and menace, but loses steam in the second half and delivers a flat and confusing ending. Kyle MacLachlan is perfectly cast as a sort of yuppie Josef K. who's so self-involved and complacent that he cannot express proper outrage at the injustice. Although he's second-billed, Anthony Hopkins's role as the priest is more of a cameo. Polly Walker and Alfred Molina (a standout as the court painter, Titorelli) both seem to get Kafka's cosmic joke. Beautifully filmed in Prague. --Geof Miller
Product Description
On the morning of his 30th birthday, Joseph K. wakes up to every person's worst nightmare when two strange men enter his home and place him under arrest. He doesn't take the charges seriously. When summoned to a hearing, he refuses to accept the case being brought against him. The more he fights the system, the more confused and destructive things become.
ASIN: B00000G0DU
VSKU: DBV.B00000G0DU.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Kyle MacLachlan|Anthony Hopkins|Juliet Stevenson|Jason Robards|Polly Walker|Alfred Molina|David Thewlis|Michael Kitchen|Douglas Hodge|Jirí Schwarz|David Schneider|David Hugh Jones|Ann Wingate|Carolyn Montagu|Geoffrey Paget|Kobi Jaeger|Tony Haygarth|Louis Marks|Franz Kafka|Harold Pinter
Binding: Dvd
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case will show wear, and may be in library packaging. Ships fast!
ASIN: B00000G0DU
VSKU: DBV.B00000G0DU.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Kyle MacLachlan|Anthony Hopkins|Juliet Stevenson|Jason Robards|Polly Walker|Alfred Molina|David Thewlis|Michael Kitchen|Douglas Hodge|Jirí Schwarz|David Schneider|David Hugh Jones|Ann Wingate|Carolyn Montagu|Geoffrey Paget|Kobi Jaeger|Tony Haygarth|Louis Marks|Franz Kafka|Harold Pinter
Binding: Dvd
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case will show wear, and may be in library packaging. Ships fast!
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