Il processo
Directed by:
Orson WellesScreenplay:
Orson WellesCinematography:
Edmond RichardComposer:
Jean LedrutCast:
Anthony Perkins, Elsa Martinelli, Suzanne Flon, Romy Schneider, Jeanne Moreau, Jess Hahn, Fernand Ledoux, Akim Tamiroff, Michael Lonsdale, Maurice Teynac (more)Plots(1)
Anthony Perkins stars as Josef K., a seemingly innocent young man who is arrested one morning for an unexplained crime by men who refuse to identify themselves. K., asserting his innocence, sets off on a bizarre series of confrontations with shady government agents, overwhelming faceless courtrooms, and pompous advocates who talk in riddles. His nightmare continues through narrow, dark passageways and colorless rooms where he witnesses various forms of torture and interrogation; some of what he comes upon has echoes of the Nazis and the Holocaust. And nearly everywhere he goes he stumbles over wads of paperwork. (official distributor synopsis)
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The first film adaptation of Kafka's unfinished novel "The Trial" (1914/1915). It is quite challenging to search for the boundaries between Kafka and Orson Welles, just as it is a challenge to follow this story outside the realities of old Austria-Hungary. But I am glad that the cast is international. The presence of Italian, French, and German actresses helps global understanding. Romy Schneider plays Leni, taking care of the old lawyer. For her, this role meant a significant turning point at a time when she was looking for a new career.
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