A Kafkaesque Christmas - 'Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life' (1993) d. Peter Capaldi, 'Brazil' (1985) d. Terry Gilliam & 'Eyes Wide Shut' (1999) d. Stanley Kubrick

Sacred Cinema

English - December 18, 2022 12:35 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Previous Episode: Russia, Part II - 'Battleship Potemkin' (1925) d. Sergei Eisenstein, 'Mirror' (1975) d. Andrei Tarkovsky & 'The Sacrifice' (1986) d. Andrei Tarkovsky

Next Episode: Containing the Year - 'The Apartment' (1960) d. Billy Wilder, 'My Night at Maud's' (1969) d. Éric Rohmer & 'When Harry Met Sally' (1989) d. Rob Reiner

Under what circumstances do we seek isolation? Can systems designed to serve us ever imprison us? Can we ever be imprisoned by desire? As we enter the final weeks of December 2022, this week's episode examines the curious intersection of Christmas movies and the themes explored in the writings of Franz Kafka.

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