# Kafka (1991)

> An insurance clerk investigates a murdered colleague and descends into a monochrome labyrinth of bombings, secret power, and Kafkaesque control.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1616

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction
- Director: Steven Soderbergh
- Cast: Jeremy Irons, Theresa Russell, Joel Grey, Ian Holm, Jeroen Krabbé, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Alec Guinness, Brian Glover
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102181/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, surreal, paranoid, late night cinephile viewing, literary cinema marathon

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- [The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1962)](https://ember.film/movie/5529)
- [The Serpent's Egg (1977)](https://ember.film/movie/31685)
- [The Element of Crime (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/4416)

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