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Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (1993)

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User Rating: 7.7/10 (278 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Peter Capaldi
Writer:
Peter Capaldi (writer)
Release Date:
29 November 1995 (USA) more
Plot:
While trying to decide what Gregor Samsa wakes up as, Kafka's constantly being interrupted by knife-selling strangers... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins more
User Comments:
What if Kafka was the main character of It's a Wonderful Life? more

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)
Richard E. Grant ... Franz Kafka
Crispin Letts ... Gregor Samsa
Ken Stott ... Woland the Knifeman
Elaine Collins ... Miss Cicely
Phyllis Logan ... Frau Bunofsky

Julie Cox ... Party Girl
Jessie Doyle ... Party Girl
Sammy Sheldon ... Party Girl (as Samantha Howarth)
Justine Luxton ... Party Girl
Laura Reiss ... Party Girl
Thea Tait ... Party Girl
Lucy Woodhouse ... Party Girl
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:23 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Stereo
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Elaine Collins (Miss Cicely) is the wife of writer and director Peter Capaldi. more
Movie Connections:
References Pinocchio (1940) more
Soundtrack:
Sweet Mystery of Life more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
What if Kafka was the main character of It's a Wonderful Life?, 21 December 2003
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Author: John Rackham from England

A slip of the tongue by actor Peter Capaldi's wife inspired him to write and make this Oscar winning gem. Richard E. Grant gives wonderful performance as the tortured Franz Kafka who struggles with the opening line of 'Metamorphosis' amid the distractions of his dark and sinister rooming house. Disturbances include a girls party, a lady trying to deliver a giant insect costume' and a psychotic knife sharpener, (another marvellous performance by Ken Stott),who has lost his little friend.

The black and white cutaway sequences showing his various inspirations for Gregor transformations are hilarious. The final scene, where the story strands are tied up and all the characters brought together in a twisted version of the finale of 'It's a Wonderful Life' is funny and moving at the same time.

The perfect Christmas film for the slightly odd.

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