Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
- Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
Infobox_Film
name = Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (1993)
caption =
imdb_id = 0106961
amg_id = A239041
director = Peter Capaldi
writer = Peter Capaldi
starring = Richard E. Grant
producer = Ruth Kenley-Letts
music = Philip Appleby
cinematography=
release = 2003
distributor =
runtime = 23 min.
language = English
"Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life" (1993) is a short comic film for BBC Scotland. It was written and directed by Peter Capaldi, it stars Richard E Grant as Franz Kafka, and co-stars Ken Stott.
The title is a pun on the name of Czech author Franz Kafka and the film "It's a Wonderful Life" directed by Frank Capra, and the plot takes this aural amalgam to absurd lengths. The great writer is about to write his famous work, "The Metamorphosis", but inspiration is lacking, and he suffers continual interruptions.
In 1994 the film won a BAFTA award for Best Short Film. The following year it tied for an Oscar for Live Action Short Film with "Trevor". [cite web |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/239041/Franz-Kafka-s-It-s-a-Wonderful-Life-/details |title=New York Times: Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life |accessdate=2008-05-25|work=NY Times] ]Cast
* Richard E. Grant - Franz Kafka
* Crispin Letts - Gregor Samsa
* Ken Stott - Woland the Knifeman
* Elaine Collins - Miss Cicely
* Phyllis Logan - Frau Bunofsky
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