The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa (1977)

Directed by

Caroline Leaf

Genre

drama film, fantasy film

Country

Canada

Runtime

10 min

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man wakes up transformed into a giant insect. The film uses animated beach sand on glass to tell Kafka's story of isolation and alienation.

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What happens

The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa is a 1977 Canadian short animated fantasy film by Caroline Leaf, adapted from Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis, told through the animation of beach sand on a piece of glass. The film features music by Normand Roger and sound by Michel Descombes. The film earned ten awards from the year of its release in 1977 through to 1981 as it was screened at various film festivals around the world. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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