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The Trial (1962)

The Trial (1962)

Drama Crime Mystery

The Most Remarkable Motion Picture Ever Made!

Release Date: 1962, August 25
Directors: Orson Welles
Countries: Germany, France, Italy
Production: Hisa-Film, Paris-Europa Productions, Finanziaria Cinematografica Italiana (FICIT)
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Jeanne Moreau, Michael Lonsdale, Romy Schneider, Maurice Teynac, Billy Kearns, Akim Tamiroff, Arnoldo Foà, Fernand Ledoux, Raoul Delfosse, Suzanne Flon, Elsa Martinelli

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