FRANZ KAFKA'S IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Product ID: 5213801
Details
- FormatNTSC
- Runtime1 hour and 23
- Number Of Discs1
- ManufacturerVanguard
- UPC883629289250
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Richard E. Grant stars in this comic cross breed between Franz Kafka's literary nightmares and Frank Capra's classic cinema. Stumbling over how to complete the first sentence of what was to be his masterpiece Metamorphosis, Kafka writes: Gregor Samsa woke up one morning and found he'd been transformed into a giant..." A giant what? A banana perhaps? Also Includes Other Strange Tales: Seven Gates, The Deal and Mr. McAllisters' Cigarette Holder. Review: Gem of a film - This Academy-Award winning short is literate, slyly intelligent and a real gem. A delightful convergence of icons of existential despair and of hope and redemption, with a goofy nod to Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy to boot. Review: Another Wonderful Life - This is a collection of short films, of which the title film is the best by a long, long way. Franz Kafka's It's A Wonderful Life is a nicely grafted short feature about the writing of Kafka's most famous novella. It's just the right length and tone for the material. Poor Franz! I wonder if he was really so gloomy! The other films on the DVD are watchable, but you probably won't watch them again.
| Customer Reviews | 3.8 out of 5 stars 18 Reviews |
| Format | NTSC |
| Manufacturer | Vanguard |
| Number Of Discs | 1 |
| Runtime | 1 hour and 23 minutes |
| UPC | 883629289250 |
K**L
Gem of a film
This Academy-Award winning short is literate, slyly intelligent and a real gem. A delightful convergence of icons of existential despair and of hope and redemption, with a goofy nod to Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy to boot.
O**L
Another Wonderful Life
This is a collection of short films, of which the title film is the best by a long, long way. Franz Kafka's It's A Wonderful Life is a nicely grafted short feature about the writing of Kafka's most famous novella. It's just the right length and tone for the material. Poor Franz! I wonder if he was really so gloomy! The other films on the DVD are watchable, but you probably won't watch them again.
W**T
Bad Copy
Quality of image is very poor. I can view a copy on YouTube for free. I was expecting a better copy
R**.
Five Stars
Oh Lewis Black, you RULE!!!!!!!!!
D**K
Five Stars
As advertised, no frills
C**.
Not the Christmas classic
I can't say much about the film as a whole because i couldn't get past the first 10 minutes. We were actually looking for the Christmas classic with Jimmy Stewart. We quickly realized we had the wrong film but tried it anyway. I'll just say this, Kafka was a strange guy.
M**M
Short A Few Laughs
With an amusing title and a talented cast, I expected more from this short (~25 minutes) film. I did chuckle during scenes where Gregor imagines he's turning into a banana and, later, a kangaroo, before finally settling on the cockroach imagery. But I found most of the rest too hard to follow. More interesting and amusing were some of the other shorts that were part of the package, including one produced by angry comic Louis Black.
W**E
Canundrum Films, indeed
4 short films of about 20 minutes each. No unifying theme, just 4 surrealist exercises in film making with low production values. An hour and 20 minutes I will never get back. Do not get hooked as I was by the title, it describes only the first short. I thought a mash-up of Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" and Kafka's Metamorphosis would be unusual enough to be interesting. Wrong. The 2nd short was also tied in to Christmas, but that's the only similarity - Waiting for Godot while driving. 3rd short is absurdist anti-materialist dialogue (sort of dozed off for part of it), and the last one is actually a kind of sweet love story. Bottom line - don't waste your time.
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