''The Castle'' (russian: Замок, Zamok) is a 1994 film directed by
Aleksei Balabanov
Aleksei Oktyabrinovich Balabanov (russian: Алeксeй Oктябpинoвич Балабанoв; 25 February 1959 – 18 May 2013) was a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer, a member of European Film Academy. He started from c ...
. It is the second notable screen version of
Kafka
Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic. It typ ...
’s unfinished novel ''
The Castle''. It tells of an individual desperately trying to preserve his identity while struggling against sinister and invisible bureaucrats who rule the village from inside the titular castle. The picture is noted for costumes/sets design in
bruegelian style, it won Best Art Direction and Best Costumes at the 1994
Nika Awards
The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars.
History
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Cast
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Nikolay Stotsky – Zemlemer
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Svetlana Pismichenko – Frida
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Viktor Sukhorukov
Viktor Ivanovich Sukhorukov PAR (russian: Виктор Иванович Сухоруков; born 10 November 1951) is a Russian actor. He has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1974. He starred in ''Happy Days'' (1991), w ...
– Zemlemer's assistant Jeremiah
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Anwar Libabov – Zemlemer's assistant Arthur
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Igor Shibanov
Igor may refer to:
People
* Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name
* Mighty Igor (1931–2002), former American professional wrestler
* Igor Volkoff, a professional wrestler from NWA All-Star Wrestling ...
– Brunswick
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Aleksei German – Clamm
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Bolot Beyshenaliyev
Bolot Beishenaliev (russian: Болот Бейшеналиев; June 25, 1937 — November 18, 2002) was a Soviet cinematographer, film and theater actor. People's Artist of Kyrgyzstan. Father of actor Aziz Beyshenaliyev.
Beyshenaliyev studied a ...
– village headman
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Olga Antonova – Innkeeper
References
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1994 films
Russian drama films
1990s Russian-language films
Films based on works by Franz Kafka
Films directed by Aleksei Balabanov
Films based on Czech novels
1994 drama films
Films set in castles
Lenfilm films
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