The Castle (1997 Austrian film) explained

Das Schloß
Director:Michael Haneke
Producer:Veit Heiduschka
Christina Undritz
Based On:Das Schloss by Franz Kafka
Starring:Ulrich Mühe
Susanne Lothar
Cinematography:Jirí Stibr
Editing:Andreas Prochaska
Runtime:123 minutes
Country:Austria
Language:German

The Castle (German: Das Schloß) is a 1997 film by Austrian director Michael Haneke. It is an adaptation of Franz Kafka's absurdist 1926 novel released theatrically in Germany, The Czech Republic, Japan, Canada, and the USA, but first shown on television in Austria.

Plot

When land surveyor K. (Ulrich Mühe) arrives at a small village that houses a castle, local authorities refuse to allow him to enter. As he tries to convince the officials that they sent for him, they clamp down with increasingly complicated bureaucratic obstacles.

Production and release

Das Schloß was filmed in Styria.[1]

The film premiered at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival in February 1997.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Das Schloß | filmportal.de.
  2. Web site: Das Schloß | filmportal.de.