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Kafka

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Kafka
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PG13,1hr 45min
Genres:
Comedy,Drama
Released:
January 1, 1991
Director:
Steven Soderbergh
Starring:
Jeremy Irons, Theresa Russell, Joel Grey  ...more
Synopsis: Steve Soderbergh did a 180 degree turnaround from his debut film sex, lies, and videotape with Kafka, a stark art-film fable for literature majors. Jeremy Irons plays a fictional Franz Kafka, living in Prague in 1919. By day, Kafka works in a massive, impersonal insurance company. At night, he spends his time alone writing stories about men who turn into giant cockroaches. Although quiet and solitary, he becomes a suspect in a murder investigation conducted by Inspector Grubach (Armin Mueller-Stahl) ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Hastings, AMG Review
Director Steven Soderbergh's stubbornly oblique second feature so adheres to the conventional wisdom about the sophomore slump, it should be pictured next to a dictionary definition of the term. The then-29-year-old director was clearly struggling to prove that he could tackle headier material than his low-key, character-driven psychodrama debut: With its period setting, Prague locations, black-and-white/color ... Full Review
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Jeremy Irons
Kafka
Theresa Russell
Gabriela
Joel Grey
Burgel
Ian Holm
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