The Castle (1997)
- Original title
- Das Schloß
- Directed by
- Michael Haneke
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Austria
- Runtime
- 2h 03m
- Rated
- PG12
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 67 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A land surveyor arrives at a village but cannot gain access to the mysterious castle that controls it. He keeps trying to get permission to do his job but faces endless bureaucratic obstacles.
absurdfrustratingslow-burnbleakcerebralclaustrophobicoppressivemysterious
What happens
The Castle (German: Das Schloß) is a 1997 film by Austrian director Michael Haneke. It is an adaptation of Franz Kafka's absurdist 1926 novel released theatrically in Germany, the Czech Republic, Japan, Canada, and the United States, but first shown on television in Austria. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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