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
SummaryStunning 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.