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29 November 1995 (USA) morePlot:
While trying to decide what Gregor Samsa wakes up as, Kafka's constantly being interrupted by knife-selling strangers... more | add synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins moreUser Comments:
What if Kafka was the main character of It's a Wonderful Life? moreCast
(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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Sweet Mystery of Life moreFAQ
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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.