Review of Kafka (1991) by Grant G — 11 Apr 2009
This film kicks ass, but not in an action-adventure kinda way. It is top of the heap when it comes to writing, performance, tone and mood.
Think about it... How could a director in his sophomore piece get the likes of Alec Guinness AND Ian Holm AND Jeremy Irons AND Armin Mueller-Stahl AND Jeroen Krabbe, etc. ... Unless they all knew then, what we know now? THE MAN IS A CINEMATIC MASTER.
The sophomore effort by Steven Soderbergh (sex, lies, and videotape) is an audacious and stylistically impressive experiment in a completely different direction from his debut. Working from a script by Lem Dobbs, Soderbergh follows the miserable day-to-day existence of Franz Kafka (Jeremy Irons), an insurance clerk in a large, impersonal company. Hiding out in his garret at night, he writes material he assumes no one will ever read. But then he happens upon clues that make him believe there is some plot afoot to suppress thought and he follows the trail into a hidden sanctuary...
This review of Kafka (1991) was written by Grant G on 11 Apr 2009.
Kafka has generally received positive reviews.
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