Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life

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Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
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Directed by Peter Capaldi
Written byPeter Capaldi
Produced byRuth Kenley-Letts
Starring Richard E. Grant
CinematographySimon Maggs
Edited byNikki Clemens
Music byPhilip Appleby
Production
companies
  • BBC Scotland
  • The Scottish Film Production Fund
  • Conundrum Films
Release date
  • 1993 (1993)
Running time
23 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life is a 1993 British short comedy film written and directed by Peter Capaldi. It stars Richard E. Grant as Franz Kafka and co-stars Ken Stott. The title refers to the name of the writer Franz Kafka and the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life , directed by Frank Capra, and the plot takes the concept of the two to absurd depths.

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The film features a rendition of "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" from the 1910 operetta Naughty Marietta .

In 1994, the short won the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film. The following year it won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, tying with Trevor .

Synopsis

The great writer Franz Kafka is about to write his famous 1915 work, The Metamorphosis , but inspiration is lacking, and he suffers continual interruptions.

Cast

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
1993 BAFTA Scotland Award Best Short Film Peter Capaldi Won [1]
Atlantic Film Festival Award Best Live Action FilmPeter CapaldiWon [2]
Best Short FilmPeter CapaldiWon [2]
Best Set DesignJohn BeardWon [2]
1994Angers European First Film Festival Audience AwardShort FilmPeter CapaldiWon [3]
BAFTA Film Award Best Short Film Peter Capaldi, Ruth Kenley-LettsWon [4]
Celtic Media Festival Award Best New DirectorPeter CapaldiWon [2]
Vevey International Funny Film Festival AwardPrix Schwartz Best Short FilmPeter CapaldiWon [2]
1995 Academy Award Live Action Short Film Peter Capaldi, Ruth Kenley-LettsWon [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Latin for a dark room". The Herald . 22 March 1994. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "FRANZ KAFKA'S IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE". National Library of Scotland . Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Premiers Plans Festival d'Angers" (PDF). Premiers Plans. 1994. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Kenley-Letts, Ruth (2011). "Franz Kafka's "It's a Wonderful Life" (1993)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved 20 November 2011.


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