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Labyrinth (1991)

Labyrinth poster
Original title
Labyrint
Directed by
Jaromil Jireš
Genre
drama film, experimental film
Country
Czechoslovakia, Germany
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An actor named Maximilian Schell plays himself investigating the life and influences of writer Franz Kafka. The film follows Schell as he explores Kafka's world and creative impact.

meditativecontemplativecerebralprobingslow-pacedintimatereflectiveinquisitive

What happens

Labyrinth is a 1991 German–Czech drama film directed by Jaromil Jireš. The film depicts Maximilian Schell playing himself investigating the life and influences of Franz Kafka played by Christopher Chaplin, and marked Jireš's return to film after having worked with television and documentaries for a number of years. First screened on 22 October 1991 at Laemmle Monica 2 in Los Angeles, Labyrinth received the Critic's Choice at the 1992 American Film Institute International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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