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Kafka for Kids (2022)
111 min | Comedy, Musical

Kafka for Kids (2022)

111 min | Comedy, Musical

Basically, Kafka's Metamorphosis is unfilmable. After all, the author didn't want visual representations to appear of the insect Gregor Samsa turned into; readers should visualise that themselves. This complicates things for the makers of ...See moreBasically, Kafka's Metamorphosis is unfilmable. After all, the author didn't want visual representations to appear of the insect Gregor Samsa turned into; readers should visualise that themselves. This complicates things for the makers of Kafka for Kids. In this children's programme, a grandad figure in a bathrobe reads the story to a woman who, with exaggerated naivety, plays a little girl in pigtails in a ladybird print dress. While the former talks about Samsa's transformation, the event is depicted in expressionist animations. Is that allowed? Who can provide legal advice? The band with their children's instruments in the corner know. "Kafka's shoe!" they sing. Weird? Surreal? You bet. There is so much to take in. One surprise is followed by another in Kafka for Kids. Just think, for instance, of the brightly coloured backdrop in which Mr Table and Mrs Lamp have faces and get involved in everything. Or, the wondrous intermezzos about food. American-Israeli artist Roee Rosen has created a witty parody of children's TV, with a fun Kafkaesque twist that nevertheless takes his work seriously and underlines its playful, surreal nature. While the programme increasingly loses the plot, Rosen questions laws and definitions, to subsequently apply these to the occupied territories. Politics, philosophy, and a talking painting: fun for funny adults. Written by International Film Festival Rotterdam See less

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Jeff Francis Storyteller Storyteller See fewer	Kafka for Kids (2022)
Hani Furstenberg Child / Legal Expert Child / Legal Expert See fewer	The Loneliest Planet (2011)
Eli Gorenstein The Bearer of Bad News The Bearer of Bad News See fewer	The Hope: The Rebirth of Israel (2015)
Orna Katz Ms. Chair / Mother Ms. Chair / Mother See fewer	Victory (2023)
Nadia Kucher Ms. Closet / Cleaning Lady Ms. Closet / Cleaning Lady See fewer	Golden Voices (2019)
Yiftach Mizrahi Mr. Ball / Father / Painter Mr. Ball / Father / Painter See fewer	Band of Spies
Ayelet Robinson Mr. Chair / Lodger Mr. Chair / Lodger See fewer	The Grave (2019)
Hillel Benjamin Rosen Mr. Table / Clerk / Joseph Mr. Table / Clerk / Joseph See fewer	Kafka for Kids (2022)
Yam Umi Titorelli Titorelli See fewer	Hatihot (2015)
Yifeat Ziv Ms. Lamp / Grete Ms. Lamp / Grete See fewer	Kafka for Kids (2022)