Interesting adaptation of Kafka's unfinished novel on a human being struggling to keep his real identity. Director Alexei German Sr. Plays the minor role of Mr Klamm. There are are phones but no electricity. Music is played with cylinders. Pigs running without warning in crowded rooms, attractive women who have no real power, etc., are part of Balabanov's interpretation of Kafka's novel. The first two assistants to the Land Surveyor reminds one of a hilarious version of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern from the play "Hamlet." Kafka's "Castle" was permitted to be read in Russia only in 1988. The film was made 6 years later.
The land surveyor is recognized as such finally by one character, the young Hans--representing future hope for very closed societies. Interesting to see the camaraderie between directors Balabanov and German, Sr.
The land surveyor is recognized as such finally by one character, the young Hans--representing future hope for very closed societies. Interesting to see the camaraderie between directors Balabanov and German, Sr.