Kafka (film)

Kafka
Kafka
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Steven Soderbergh
Written by	Lem Dobbs
Produced by	Harry Benn; Stuart Cornfeld
Starring	Jeremy Irons; Theresa Russell; Joel Grey; Ian Holm; Jeroen Krabbé; Armin Mueller-Stahl; Alec Guinness;
Cinematography	Walt Lloyd
Edited by	Steven Soderbergh
Music by	Cliff Martinez
Production; companies	Baltimore Pictures; Pricel; Renn Productions
Distributed by	Miramax Films (United States); AMLF (France)
Release date	November 15, 1991;
Running time	98 minutes
Countries	United States; France
Language	English
Budget	$11 million
Box office	$1.1 million

Kafka is a 1991 mystery thriller film^[1] directed by Steven Soderbergh, from a screenplay by Lem Dobbs. Ostensibly a biopic based on the life of Franz Kafka, the film blurs the lines between fact and Kafka's fiction (most notably The Castle and The Trial), creating a Kafkaesque atmosphere. It stars Jeremy Irons in the title role, with Theresa Russell, Ian Holm, Jeroen Krabbé, Joel Grey, Armin Mueller-Stahl, and Alec Guinness. Simon McBurney appears in his film debut.

Released after Soderbergh's critically acclaimed debut Sex, Lies, and Videotape it was the first of what would be a series of low-budget box-office disappointments. It has since become a cult film, being compared to Terry Gilliam's Brazil and David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch.^[2]

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