Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
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Actor: Elaine Collins, Jessie Doyle, Julie Cox, Richard E. Grant, Samantha HowarthBrand: Vanguard Cinema
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 84 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-05-15
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: VF0136
Studio: Vanguard Cinema
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- 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 had been transformed into a giant." A giant what? A banana perhaps? A powerful sustained joke on both the perceived image of Franz Kafka and the powerful sentiment of Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life." Also includes "Seven G
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Summary: 5 Stars
Terrific alternative entertainment. Four short film-festival favorites from Sundance 1995 that surely are worth more than anything at your local multi-plex. 84 minutes in total. Humor for grownups.
The eponymous first film, Franz Kafka's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, is absurdity upon absurdity, with terrific casting and acting. Follow Franz Kafka's metamorphosis into Jimmy Stewart. Sets the tone for the films to follow.
Of the four films, I found SEVEN GATES to be the best. An eye-watering, funny satirical look at family, notably brotherhood. I ran it several times just to see that sad-eyed hound dog Mr. Biggens watching the goosedown feathers float around the back of the car. Dave Conrades and Floyd Clooney are featured in an amusing soundtrack. If you enjoyed "Fargo", this short will hit your funnybone in the same spot.
THE DEAL spoofs egomaniac CEOs, and is just ridiculous. (Beware, it is not PG material.)
MR. McALLISTER'S CIGARETTE HOLDER doesn't really fit the humor of the first three, but makes for a watchable and creative short.
Summary of Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
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 had been transformed into a giant..." A giant what? A banana perhaps? A powerful sustained joke on both the perceived image of Franz Kafka and the powerful sentiment of Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life." Also includes "Seven Gates" - Brothers David and Daryl travel home to their family farm for Christmas; "The Deal" - A clandestine meeting between the world's two most powerful businessmen who negotiate a deal so immense, so awe-inspiring, so "BIG." The meeting progresses from the enlightening to the bizarre; "Mr. McAllister's Cigarette Holder" - In 1961 Georgia, Mr. McAllister lives alone. His reality leaves little room for pride, except for a unique cigarette holder he has. On a trip to town with his albino girlfriend, a sacrificial gift saves his pride and allows him to retain his dignity.Similar DVD Movies
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