Drama · Czech Republic · 1994 · 1h 30m

Amerika

Director

Cast

Martin Dejdar as Karel Rossman Jiří Lábus as Strýc Jacob Jarka Rytychová as Klára Kateřina Kozáková-Bílková as Tereza Jiří Schmitzer as Topič Oldřich Kaiser as Delamarche

Crew

Martin Duba — Director of Photography Jiří Brožek — Editor Michal Dvořák — Original Music Composer David Koller — Original Music Composer Martin Duba — Screenplay Vladimír Michálek — Screenplay

Synopsis

Vladimír Michálek chose an unconventional adaptation of Franz Kafka's novel for his feature debut. Artistically reminiscent of the classic films of Karel Zeman, the director reinterpreted this dark story of a man vainly seeking a place in a rigidly ordered society by changing the desperate conclusion into a happy end. The film provided Czech comedian Jirí Lábus with a new kind of role: that of the despotic uncle of a main hero Karel Rossman (Martin Dejdar).

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book

Key Collaborators

Vladimír Michálek Director Martin Duba Director of Photography Jiří Brožek Editor Michal Dvořák Original Music Composer David Koller Original Music Composer Martin Duba Screenplay Vladimír Michálek Screenplay Franz Kafka Novel Jindřich Goetz Production Design

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