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  2. Franz Kafka - Writer between the Worlds

Franz Kafka - Writer between the Worlds

Original Title: Franz Kafka - Ein Künstler zwischen den Welten

2018
48m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

2018

Runtime

48m

Storyline

"The life and work of one of the most influential writers of the 20th century."

During his lifetime, he commanded the burning of his complete stock of works, letters and writings after his passing away. Fortunately, his publisher and friend didn't carry out his wish and has in this way saved a crucial piece of world literature. But who really was the graduate lawyer Franz Kafka? The TV documentary reveals that his narratives and novels were not as incomprehensible as many might claim. Several text passages are cinematically implemented and, by doing so, easier to understand. The documentary proceeds towards Kafka's stages of life. To Prague, obviously. To Vienna and to the Baltic Sea, where he eventually found his last love. Going further into the question why he never seemed to come to fulfillment with anyone, even though he was popular among women. Theatre and opera performances, «The Trial» at the Salzburg Festival complete the film as well as investigations at the «Oxford Research Centre», which targets Kafka in its studies.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
48m
Jan 1, 2018
Languages
German
English
Director
Herbert Kafka
Production
ORF III
ORF III
Wokafilm
Wokafilm
BMBWF
BMBWF
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