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Franz Kafka’s It’s a Wonderful Life (1993) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

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1993 · 23 mins · English
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Directed by
Peter Capaldi
Starring
Richard E. Grant, Ken Stott, Crispin Letts, Phyllis Logan, Julie Cox, Elaine Collins

On Christmas Eve, Franz Kafka is plagued by a severe case of writer’s block as he attempts to begin his next short story, The Metamorphosis, yet he cannot decide what fate awaits his protagonist Gregor Samsa. While wrestling with indecision, Kafka must also endure a noisy holiday party downstairs, entertain several unexpected visitors, and confront a hostile knife salesman with a personal grudge.

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