Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (1993)
23m
Running Time
January 1, 1993Release Date
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (1993)
23m
Running Time
January 1, 1993Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Franz Kafka has been stricken with a serious case of writer's block on Christmas Eve. He's trying to get started on his latest short story, "The Metamorphosis", but he isn't sure what his protagonist Gregor Samsa should become. As Kafka struggles with indecision, he has to contend with a loud holiday party downstairs, several unexpected guests, and a sinister knife salesman who has a bone to pick with him.
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Cast & Crew.
Richard E. Grant
Franz Kafka
Elaine Collins
Miss Cicely
Crispin Letts
Gregor Samsa
Phyllis Logan
Frau Bunofsky
Ken Stott
Woland the Knifeman
Julie Cox
Party Girl
Jessie Doyle
Party Girl
Sammy Sheldon
Party Girl
Justine Luxton
Party Girl / Costume Assistant
Laura Reiss
Party Girl
Thea Tait
Party Girl
Lucy Woodhouse
Party Girl
Peter Capaldi
Director / Writer
Alison Begg
Second Assistant Director
Sophie Francis
Third Assistant Director
Sarah Morton
Sound Editor
Martyn John
Assistant Art Director
Ben Scott
Assistant Art Director
Suzanne Smith Crowley
CastingDirector
Mark Atkins
Assistant Editor
Gilly Poole
CastingDirector
Sarah Garner
Script Supervisor
Loveday Harding
Boom Operator
Laura Lovejoy
Foley Editor
Peter Verard
Construction Manager
Steven Hall
Focus Puller
Nikki Clemens
Editor
Simon Bishop
Sound
Craig Hillier
Construction Manager
Heather Sampson
Choreographer
Mary Soan
Associate Producer / First Assistant Director / Production Manager
Simon Maggs
Director of Photography
Details.
Wiki.
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life is a 1993 British short comedy film written and directed by Peter Capaldi. It stars Richard E. Grant as Franz Kafka and co-stars Ken Stott. The title refers to the name of the writer Franz Kafka and the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life, directed by Frank Capra, and the plot takes the concept of the two to absurd depths.
The film features a rendition of "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" from the 1910 operetta Naughty Marietta.
In 1994, the short won the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film. The following year it won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, tying with Trevor.
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