Comedy ·TV Movie ·Fantasy ·Drama · Germany · 1975 · 55m

Metamorphosis

Die Verwandlung

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Director
Jan Němec
Cast
Heinz Bennent as Der Vater Zdenka Procházková as Die Mutter Edwige Pierre as Die Tochter Grete Achim Strietzel as Der Prokurist Tamara Kafka as Die Putzfrau Gunnar Holm-Petersen as Gregor
Crew
Nicole Gasquet — Director of Photography Thomas Mauch — Director of Photography Gerd Krauss — Editor Evžen Illín — Original Music Composer Jan Němec — Writer Franz Kafka — Novel
Synopsis

Travelling salesman Gregor Samsa wakes to find that he's been transformed into a giant insect. This particular Franz Kafka adaptation is seen from Gregor's point of view, continuing to explore themes of alienation, family duty, and the absurdity of modern life as the Samsa clan cope with how to go on with the situation at hand.

Mood & Themes
insectsatiresurrealismmetamorphosis
Key Collaborators
Jan Němec Director Nicole Gasquet Director of Photography Thomas Mauch Director of Photography Gerd Krauss Editor Evžen Illín Original Music Composer Jan Němec Writer Franz Kafka Novel Gerd Krauss Production Design Helga Pinnow-Stadelmann Costume Design
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