Metamorphosis (2012)

Directed by

Chris Swanton

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 42m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man wakes up transformed into a giant insect. His family struggles to cope with his new form and the isolation that follows.

bleakclaustrophobicslow-burnmelancholicunsettlingcerebralatmosphericvisually stark

What happens

Metamorphosis is a 2012 feature film adaptation of Franz Kafka's classic 1915 novella Die Verwandlung (The Metamorphosis), adapted and directed by Chris Swanton. To celebrate the first publication of Franz Kafka's iconic novella in book form in 1916, the film's London-based production company, Attractive Features Ltd, has brought out this Centenary Edition with new CGI, the addition of a narrator (Tim Pigott-Smith) and specially-written opening music. The film's cast leads with Maureen Lipman, and Robert Pugh, and also stars Laura Rees, Chloe Howman, Alistair Petrie, Janet Henfrey, Aiden McArdle, Paul Thornley, Liam McKenna and is narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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