The Trial

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Directed by: Orson Welles
Overview
Arrested for an unnamed crime, Josef K. is trapped in a surreal bureaucratic maze where justice is unknowable and guilt is assumed.
Reviews (3)
CinemaSerf (Rated: 7)
There is something really quite terrifying about the scenario in which "Josef K" (a career-best performance from Anthony Perkins, I think) finds himself in this rather sinister thriller. He is awakened one morning to find the police in his bedroom. He is arrested and told he is to stand trial. For w...
CaseyReese (Rated: 10)
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badelf (Rated: 10)
The Trial: Welles's Brilliant Exposition of Guiltless Guilt
Orson Welles's "The Trial" exists in a lineage of dystopian narratives that includes Kafka's original text of the same name, George Orwell's "1984", and Terry Gilliam's "Brazil" film - all works that explore bureaucratic dehumanization a...
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