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The Trial

7.4/ 10

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1962

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119 min

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Crime
Drama
Mystery

Overview

Arrested for an unnamed crime, Josef K. is trapped in a surreal bureaucratic maze where justice is unknowable and guilt is assumed.

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bureaucracy
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painter as artist
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Reviews(3)

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

November 6, 2022

7
7/10

There is something really quite terrifying about the scenario in which "Josef K" (a career-best performance from Anthony Perkins, I think) finds himself in this rather sinister thriller. He is awakened one morning to find the police in his bedroom. He is arrested and told he is to stand trial. For w

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CaseyReese

CaseyReese

February 8, 2023

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badelf

February 1, 2025

10
10/10

The Trial: Welles's Brilliant Exposition of Guiltless Guilt Orson Welles's "The Trial" exists in a lineage of dystopian narratives that includes Kafka's original text of the same name, George Orwell's "1984", and Terry Gilliam's "Brazil" film - all works that explore bureaucratic dehumanization a

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