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The Trial

The Most Remarkable Motion Picture Ever Made!

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  • Drama
  • Crime
  • Mystery

Overview

Arrested for an unnamed crime, Josef K. is trapped in a surreal bureaucratic maze where justice is unknowable and guilt is assumed.

Keywords

  • dystopia
  • society
  • power relations
  • based on novel or book
  • oppression
  • court
  • anxious
  • paranoia
  • surrealism
  • discrimination
  • confusion
  • fascism
  • sexuality
  • courtroom
  • ambiguity
  • guilty conscience
  • interrogation
  • church
  • trial
  • ambiguous
  • lgbt interest
  • surreal
  • bureaucracy
  • uncle nephew relationship
  • accusation
  • oneiric
  • judgment
  • hegemony
  • kafka
  • hierarchy
  • painter as artist
  • legal system
  • office worker
  • franz kafka
  • law
  • judicial system
  • enigma
  • social absurdity
  • surrealistic
  • human & society

Details

Status
Released
Release date
August 25, 1962
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English
Countries
France, Germany, Italy
Director
Orson Welles
Cinematography
Edmond Richard
Budget
$1,300,000
Revenue
$94,243
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