The Castle (1994 film)

The Castle (Russian: Замок, romanized: Zamok) is a 1994 film directed by Aleksei Balabanov. It is the second notable screen version of Kafka’s unfinished novel The Castle. It tells of an individual desperately trying to preserve his identity while struggling against sinister and invisible bureaucrats who rule the village from inside the titular castle. The picture is noted for costumes/sets design in bruegelian style, it won Best Art Direction and Best Costumes at the 1994 Nika Awards.[1]

The Castle
DVD cover
Directed byAleksei Balabanov
Produced bySergei Selyanov
Written byFranz Kafka (novel)
Aleksei Balabanov
StarringNikolay Stotsky
Svetlana Pismichenko
Viktor Sukhorukov
Anwar Libabov
Music bySergey Kuryokhin
Release date
1994
Running time
120 minutes
CountryRussia / Germany / France
LanguageRussian

Cast

  • Nikolay Stotsky – Zemlemer
  • Svetlana Pismichenko – Frida
  • Viktor Sukhorukov – Zemlemer's assistant Jeremiah
  • Anwar Libabov – Zemlemer's assistant Arthur
  • Igor Shibanov – Brunswick

References

The Castle on IMDb

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