Movies and TvShows featuring "kafka-esque" theme.
In a vertical prison called 'the pit,' Goreng and Trimagasi must survive with limited food and navigate a system of inequality and violence. As they descend through the levels, they encounter cannibalism, despair, and solidarity. The film explores themes of social hierarchy, survival, and human nature.
Based on the novel by William S. Burroughs, a writer becomes embroiled in a strange and surreal world after getting involved with illegal drugs. He begins to experience bizarre hallucinations and encounters talking insects, giant centipedes, and a mysterious typewriter. As his addiction and paranoia grow, he finds himself caught in a web of conspiracy and psychological disintegration.
Barton Fink, a playwright, is called to Hollywood to write screenplays. He stays at a peculiar hotel and experiences eerie occurrences. Struggling with writer's block, he seeks help from other successful writers but finds no inspiration. He forms an unlikely friendship with his neighbor, Charlie Meadows. Amidst his personal and professional turmoil, Fink is haunted by a murder and must confront the realities of the film industry. In the end, Fink completes a screenplay but realizes that his talent may not be as unique as he once thought.
After being suspected of a crime he didn't commit, a man is imprisoned in a high-tech chamber where his every move is monitored. As he tries to escape, he is faced with a series of mysterious events and must uncover the truth to regain his freedom.
In 'The Castle,' a land-surveyor travels to a remote village to assist in the construction of a castle. However, the bureaucracy and enigmatic nature of the locals make his job difficult. As he falls in love with a barmaid, he navigates the complexities of the village's strange customs and traditions. Based on the book, this Kafka-esque drama is filled with mystery and allegory.
Brad, Christina, T.K. and Kelly are on a post-graduation trip to Europe. Unfortunately, what starts out as a dream quickly spirals into a nightmare. Upon entering a 14th century castle, the friends find themselves trapped in a horrifying alternate realm where violent hallucinations overtake them. A stranger emerges, shocking them with the reality of their terrifying fate; one must stay behind - alone forever within the torturous stone walls, in order for the rest of the group to escape. As time runs out, hope and reason disappear, anarchy takes over and extreme violence erupts. Will it be male strength or female guile that will ultimately determine who will bear the terrible fate?
No Smoking is a dark comedy that follows the surreal journey of a man who becomes obsessed with smoking and goes to extreme lengths to kick the habit. As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that smoking is just a metaphor for the protagonist's larger issues of conformity, arrogance, and control. The film is filled with ambiguity and surreal elements, keeping viewers on the edge of their seats.
In 18th century London, a demonic spirit possesses a skull that causes havoc and fear among those who possess it.
In a turn-of-the-century town, a man is arrested and thrown into a bizarre and confusing legal system. As he navigates through the bureaucracy and encounters a kangaroo court, he becomes entangled in a web of paranoia, mistaken identity, and confusion.
The Circle follows the story of a young Iranian girl named Arezou who is released from prison and faces numerous challenges as she tries to rebuild her life. The film explores themes of oppression, women's rights, and the struggle for freedom.
Photofilm about a journalist of a local newspaper who feels his life has come to a standstill, until he discovers a conspiracy of mediocrity...
A "symbolic" character traces the path of man in search of salvation in this world within his own ghosts and deformations.
Blue Mountains, or Unbelievable Story (1983) is a comedy-drama film set in the Caucasus region of Georgia, during the time of communism. The story revolves around a man who finds himself caught in a web of absurd situations, including being trapped in an elevator, witnessing a crack in the wall, and experiencing a collapse of his house roof. As he navigates through these bizarre events, he encounters various eccentric characters like a secretary, a bureaucrat, a mining engineer, and a publisher. The film is a satirical commentary on the absurdities of the bureaucratic system and the struggles faced by individuals in a communist regime.
An anxious young tailor dominated by his father, a master of the craft, is eager to do well with his clients; but his inadequacy in measuring leaves him frustrated and humiliated. His younger sister - an expert seamstress - arrives back in town, discovers his measuring weakness and begins a cruel reign of terror over him, humiliating him endlessly in front of customers. Pushed to the edge, the young tailor heads down the nightmarish road to insanity and murder.
A concentration camp on a barren island is hell for the exiled political prisoners. The everyday life of the prisoners consists of interrogations, psychological and physical violence, arbitrary punishments and other torments. One of the prisoners who refuses to yield is subjected to torture. Trying to escape, he falls into the sea. When the Queen visits the island, the prison guards find the runaway and murder him without a second thought, since he is already assumed dead.
Martin Donovan plays John Abbott, a church investigator looking into a murder. The world is similar to England in the mid to late 1800s but with odd touches such as primitive computers etc. The sets are similar to Brazil, as is the look of a lot of the movie although much more reserved and somewhat more sinister. The movie revolves around a man, Abbott, who starts supremely self confident but eventually has to deal with his own failings and flaws.
Joseph Kilian is a dark comedy set in Prague during a totalitarian regime. The story follows a man's obsessive search for a cat, which leads to unexpected encounters and surreal situations. This Kafka-esque allegory explores themes of identity, freedom, and the absurdity of bureaucracy.
Boris, an ex-con thief, is persuaded by his girlfriend to pull one last heist, breaking into her paraplegic, millionaire boss' sprawling, castle-like mansion. But once inside, they become trapped in a maze-like series of escape rooms which must be solved in order to stay alive.
A foreign journalist arrives on a small Pacific island 200 miles off the coast of South America. Once a leper colony, the island was later transformed into a prison and then, under U.N. mandate, made into an independent republic. Yet despite democratic structures, the inhabitants--who speak a strange dialect composed of Spanish and English--still obey the old prison rules. After sending back detailed accounts of the torture and repression seen everywhere, the journalist realizes that she has fallen into the trap created for her by the islanders: lacking natural resources, the island's main export is news.