Reviewed by rogerco,

on 27 Dec 2020
Where seen: Streamed proj @ home

The Trial that is never reached

Review of" The Trial  

Film directed by: Orson Welles 

Film released: 1962

Summary
Stunning depiction of a flawed narrative

Review

Low camera angles, deep focus, angular black and white, distorted scales. Classic film representation of nightmares. Both exteriors and interior scenes expansive in scale. Shades of Citizen Kane. A little overlong. I can't remember the book well enough to say how well it follows Kafka's blueprint, and the cinematic fireworks perhaps conceal the weakness at the heart of the story - it's vision of life as inherently incomprehensible.