The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Vladimír Michálek chose an unconventional adaptation of Franz Kafka's novel for his feature debut. Artistically reminiscent of the classic films of Karel Zeman, the director reinterpreted this dark story of a man vainly seeking a place in a rigidly ordered society by changing the desperate conclusion into a happy end. The film provided Czech comedian Jirí Lábus with a new kind of role: that of the despotic uncle of a main hero Karel Rossman (Martin Dejdar).
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Vladimír MichálekDirector
- Martin DubaScreenplay
- Vladimír MichálekScreenplay
- Michal DvořákOriginal Music Composer
- David KollerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Martin DejdarKarel Rossman
- Jiří LábusStrýc Jacob
- Jarka RytychováKlára
- Kateřina Kozáková-BílkováTereza
- Jiří SchmitzerTopič
- Oldřich KaiserDelamarche
- Pavel LandovskýRobinson
- Libuse TomanováBrunelda
- Tomáš VorelMac
- Pavel NovýGreen
- Milan RiehsPollunder
- Jan SchmidŠubal
Themes
based on novel or book