The Castle (1994 film)

(Redirected from Zamok)

The Castle (Russian: Замок, romanizedZamok) is a 1994 film directed by Aleksei Balabanov. It is the second notable screen version of Kafka’s unfinished novel The Castle. It tells of an individual desperately trying to preserve his identity while struggling against sinister and invisible bureaucrats who rule the village from inside the titular castle. The picture is noted for costumes/sets design in bruegelian style, it won Best Art Direction and Best Costumes at the 1994 Nika Awards.[1]

The Castle
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Directed byAleksei Balabanov
Written by
Produced bySergei Selyanov
Starring
CinematographySergey Yurizditsky
Andrey Zhegalov
Edited byTamara Lipartia
Music bySergey Kuryokhin
Production
companies
Orient Express
Lenfilm
National Center of Cinematography
Bioskop Film
Hamburg Film Fund
Release date
  • 1994 (1994)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryRussia / Germany / France
LanguageRussian

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References

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  1. ^ "Лауреаты Национальной кинематографической премии «Ника» за 1994 год". Nika Awards.
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