THE TRIAL is a mystery drama which, in a creative but rather confused way, shows a tyranny and ruthlessness of a peculiar social system. It is based on the novel of the same name by Franz Kafka.
Mr. K. sleeps peacefully in his bedroom, in an apartment, which he shares with other lodgers. Early in the morning, a policeman opens his bedroom door. Several detectives enter and tell him he is under open arrest. Mr. K. is pretty confused. He thinks it's a prank of his colleagues from his place of employment. The detectives collect evidence. The police refuse to inform Mr. K. of his misdeeds, or if he is even being charged with a crime, and they do not take him into custody. Later, Mr. K. converses to their neighbors about the strange event. An incomprehensible loop of charges tightens very quickly around a hapless young man...
This is a trance of a ruthless and brutal law that systematically destroys one man. The social system is complex and very calculated in its intent. Mr. Welles tried to show us, through the symbolic elements, experiences of a confused and rebellious young man as a disease of a society. The confusion of an individual who is exposed to a torture of a particular system is a very common phenomenon in all societies.
The story, in which the main protagonist wanders in search of meaning and output is unconventional. It is difficult to follow the main plot of a disoriented system of images and angles. A sick social harmony, in relation to the behavior of the protagonists further confuses our mind.
Characterization is very good. Anthony Perkins as Josef K. is a confused and frightened hero of this story. He is a victim of social secrets. His fate is predetermined, his resistance is futile. Orson Welles as Albert Hastler, The Advocate is the main antagonist. His character is the personification of a disease of a society. He is a necessary systemic evil. Akim Tamiroff as Bloch is a symbolic representation of a systemic manipulation.
Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider, Elsa Martinelli are trapped symbols between morality, laws and systems.
I am confused even more than Mr. Perkins. Well, I have read Kafka's novel.
Mr. K. sleeps peacefully in his bedroom, in an apartment, which he shares with other lodgers. Early in the morning, a policeman opens his bedroom door. Several detectives enter and tell him he is under open arrest. Mr. K. is pretty confused. He thinks it's a prank of his colleagues from his place of employment. The detectives collect evidence. The police refuse to inform Mr. K. of his misdeeds, or if he is even being charged with a crime, and they do not take him into custody. Later, Mr. K. converses to their neighbors about the strange event. An incomprehensible loop of charges tightens very quickly around a hapless young man...
This is a trance of a ruthless and brutal law that systematically destroys one man. The social system is complex and very calculated in its intent. Mr. Welles tried to show us, through the symbolic elements, experiences of a confused and rebellious young man as a disease of a society. The confusion of an individual who is exposed to a torture of a particular system is a very common phenomenon in all societies.
The story, in which the main protagonist wanders in search of meaning and output is unconventional. It is difficult to follow the main plot of a disoriented system of images and angles. A sick social harmony, in relation to the behavior of the protagonists further confuses our mind.
Characterization is very good. Anthony Perkins as Josef K. is a confused and frightened hero of this story. He is a victim of social secrets. His fate is predetermined, his resistance is futile. Orson Welles as Albert Hastler, The Advocate is the main antagonist. His character is the personification of a disease of a society. He is a necessary systemic evil. Akim Tamiroff as Bloch is a symbolic representation of a systemic manipulation.
Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider, Elsa Martinelli are trapped symbols between morality, laws and systems.
I am confused even more than Mr. Perkins. Well, I have read Kafka's novel.