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  • Kafka for Kids (2022)
  • 111 min | Comedy, Musical
Kafka for Kids (2022)
111 min | Comedy, Musical

Basically, Kafka's Metamorphosis is unfilmable. After all, the author didn't want visual representations to appear of the insect Gregor Samsa turned into; readers should visualise that themselves. This complicates things for the makers of ...See moreBasically, Kafka's Metamorphosis is unfilmable. After all, the author didn't want visual representations to appear of the insect Gregor Samsa turned into; readers should visualise that themselves. This complicates things for the makers of Kafka for Kids. In this children's programme, a grandad figure in a bathrobe reads the story to a woman who, with exaggerated naivety, plays a little girl in pigtails in a ladybird print dress. While the former talks about Samsa's transformation, the event is depicted in expressionist animations. Is that allowed? Who can provide legal advice? The band with their children's instruments in the corner know. "Kafka's shoe!" they sing. Weird? Surreal? You bet. There is so much to take in. One surprise is followed by another in Kafka for Kids. Just think, for instance, of the brightly coloured backdrop in which Mr Table and Mrs Lamp have faces and get involved in everything. Or, the wondrous intermezzos about food. American-Israeli artist Roee Rosen has created a witty parody of children's TV, with a fun Kafkaesque twist that nevertheless takes his work seriously and underlines its playful, surreal nature. While the programme increasingly loses the plot, Rosen questions laws and definitions, to subsequently apply these to the occupied territories. Politics, philosophy, and a talking painting: fun for funny adults. Written by International Film Festival Rotterdam See less
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Updated Feb 8, 2022

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Mar 22, 2022 (Israel)

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10 cast members
Name Known for
Jeff Francis
Storyteller Storyteller   See fewer
Hani Furstenberg
Child / Legal Expert Child / Legal Expert   See fewer
Eli Gorenstein
The Bearer of Bad News The Bearer of Bad News   See fewer
Orna Katz
Ms. Chair / Mother Ms. Chair / Mother   See fewer
Nadia Kucher
Ms. Closet / Cleaning Lady Ms. Closet / Cleaning Lady   See fewer
Yiftach Mizrahi
Mr. Ball / Father / Painter Mr. Ball / Father / Painter   See fewer
Ayelet Robinson
Mr. Chair / Lodger Mr. Chair / Lodger   See fewer
Hillel Benjamin Rosen
Mr. Table / Clerk / Joseph Mr. Table / Clerk / Joseph   See fewer
Yam Umi
Titorelli Titorelli   See fewer
Yifeat Ziv
Ms. Lamp / Grete Ms. Lamp / Grete   See fewer
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