Kafka (1991 Film)

Kafka s a 1991 movie written by Lem Dobbs and directed by Steven Soderbergh. It is a surreal story about the life of writer Franz Kafka, and stars Jeremy Irons, Theresa Russell , Sir Ian Holm, Jeroen Krabbe, Joel Grey, Armin Mueller-Stahl and Sir Alec Guinness.

The movie follows Franz Kafka, who lives a split life. During the day Kafka is a regular worker at a large insurance company, but he spends his outside work hours writing a surreal book. This quiet, ordinary man becomes involved in a murder investigation, which causes him to start one himself too. Kafka starts on a chase that becomes just as surreal as the books he writes, mixing the real and surreal world.

• Jeremy Irons as Mr. Kafka

• Theresa Russell as Gabriela

• Joel Grey as Mr. Burgel

• Sir Ian Holm as Doctor Murnau

• Jeroen Krabbe as Mr. Bizzlebek

• Armin Mueller-Stahl as Inspector Grubach

• Sir Alec Guinness as Chief clerk

• Brian Glover as Castle henchman

• Keith Allen as Assistant Ludwig

• Simon McBurney as Assistant Oscar

• Robert Flemyng as Keeper of the Files

• Matyelok Gibbs as Concierge

• Ion Caramitru as Solemn anarchist

• Hilde Van Mieghem as Female anarchist

"A movie about Franz Kafka? It's a good idea for a microsecond. Then it dissolves into a dumb proposition."—Desson Thomson, Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/kafkapg13howe_a0ae9e.htm

"The effect is artistic, but it's also obvious when the material cried out for unsettling."—Rita Kempley, Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/kafkapg13kempley_a0a297.htm