Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (1993)
- Directed by
- Peter Capaldi
- Genre
- comedy film, independent film, experimental film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 23 min
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 33 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A comic short film imagines Franz Kafka struggling to write the first line of his story The Metamorphosis. He is interrupted by a series of absurd and mundane events in his apartment.
whimsicalabsurddeadpanplayfulquirkylightheartedsurrealbittersweetoffbeat
What happens
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life is a 1993 British short comedy film written and directed by Peter Capaldi. It stars Richard E. Grant as Franz Kafka and co-stars Ken Stott. The title refers to the name of the writer Franz Kafka and the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life, directed by Frank Capra, and the plot takes the concept of the two to absurd depths. The film features a rendition of "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" from the 1910 operetta Naughty Marietta. In 1994, the short won the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film. The following year it won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, tying with Trevor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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