Kafka
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Kafka is a 1991 mystery thriller film directed by Steven Soderbergh that blends biographical elements of writer Franz Kafka’s life with surreal, Kafkaesque fiction.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kafka (1991 film) | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| alternateVersionTitle | Mr. Kneff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Franz Kafka ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Walt Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Steven Soderbergh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Miramax Films ⓘ |
| editor | Steven Mirrione NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsCharacter | insurance clerk ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
mystery ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasBlackAndWhiteSequences | true ⓘ |
| hasColorSequences | true ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasElement |
conspiracy
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mysterious organization ⓘ secret police ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject | Franz Kafka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
Kafkaesque
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surreal ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
authoritarianism
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bureaucracy ⓘ identity ⓘ paranoia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Cliff Martinez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | fictionalized biography ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Kafkaesque visual style
ⓘ
blend of biography and surreal fiction ⓘ |
| partOf | Steven Soderbergh filmography ⓘ |
| portrays | Franz Kafka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Harry Benn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scott Kramer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 98 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Lem Dobbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Alec Guinness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ian Holm NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremy Irons NERFINISHED ⓘ Joel Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ Theresa Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
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