The Castle (1994)
- Original title
- Замок
- Directed by
- Aleksei Balabanov
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany, Russia, France
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- 12+
- Rating
- 5.7 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 man arrives in a village ruled by an unseen castle bureaucracy. He struggles to get his identity recognized by the invisible officials who control everything.
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What happens
The Castle (Russian: Замок, romanized: Zamok) is a 1994 film directed by Aleksei Balabanov. It is the second notable screen version of Kafka’s unfinished novel The Castle. It tells of an individual desperately trying to preserve his identity while struggling against sinister and invisible bureaucrats who rule the village from inside the titular castle. The picture is noted for costumes/sets design in Bruegelian style, it won Best Art Direction and Best Costumes at the 1994 Nika Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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