The Castle (1994 film)
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The Castle | |
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File:CastleDVD.jpg | |
Directed by | Aleksei Balabanov |
Written by |
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Produced by | Sergei Selyanov |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Sergey Yurizditsky Andrey Zhegalov |
Edited by | Tamara Lipartia |
Music by | Sergey Kuryokhin |
Production companies | |
Release date | 1994 |
Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | Russia / Germany / France |
Language | Russian |
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]
Cast
- Nikolay Stotsky – Zemlemer
- Svetlana Pismichenko – Frida
- Viktor Sukhorukov – Zemlemer's assistant Jeremiah
- Anwar Libabov – Zemlemer's assistant Arthur
- Igor Shibanov – Brunswick
- Aleksei German – Clamm
- Bolot Beyshenaliyev – village headman
- Olga Antonova – Innkeeper
References
External links
- The Castle at IMDb
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