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Kino: FRANZ K.
CZE/ POL/ DEU 2025 2025; Director: Agnieszka Holland; Cast: Peter Kurth, Maria Schrader, Idan Weiss, Jenovéfa Boková, Sebastian Schwarz, Katharina Stark, and others; Running time: 127 min.; German version
Franz Kafka is torn between his father's authority, the routine of his job at an insurance office, and his longing for artistic fulfillment. As his writings find their first readers, the young man's journey begins. He longs for normality but encounters the contradictions of life, writing literary history and falling head over heels in love again and again. Driven by love, imagination, and the desire for respect, a touching and bizarre portrait of one of the most fascinating thinkers of modern times unfolds. A film like Kafka's work itself: surprising, poetic, unforgettable.
With “Franz K.,” Agnieszka Holland creates a work that is as complex as it is humorous. She provides insight into the essence and impact of the phenomenon known as Franz Kafka.
Franz Kafka is torn between his father's authority, the routine of his job at an insurance office, and his longing for artistic fulfillment. As his writings find their first readers, the young man's journey begins. He longs for normality but encounters the contradictions of life, writing literary history and falling head over heels in love again and again. Driven by love, imagination, and the desire for respect, a touching and bizarre portrait of one of the most fascinating thinkers of modern times unfolds. A film like Kafka's work itself: surprising, poetic, unforgettable.
With “Franz K.,” Agnieszka Holland creates a work that is as complex as it is humorous. She provides insight into the essence and impact of the phenomenon known as Franz Kafka.
