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Richard E. Grant, Phyllis Logan, Eileen McCallum

Richard E. Grant stars in this short satiric comedy as gloomy author Franz Kafka, who has been stricken with a serious case of writer's block on Christmas Eve. Kafka is trying to get started on his la... read more read more...test short story, The Metamorphosis, but he isn't sure what his protagonist Gregor Samsa should become. As Kafka struggles with indecision, he has to content with a loud holiday party downstairs, several unexpected guests, and a sinister knife salesman who has a bone to pick with Franz. Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life was produced under the auspices of the British Broadcasting Company; it later received an Academy award as Best Live Action Short Subject of 1995. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Unrated, 25 min.

Directed by: Peter Capaldi

Release Date: November 29, 1995

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DVD Release Date: May 15, 2001

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  • olgakorobova2002
    May 7, 2011
    olgakorobova2002
    Possibly the most distrubing thing I've ever watched in my life. Yet, it is absolutely brilliant in every possible way. Besides being extremely disturbing, it also has some of the most fantastic acting that I've ever seen in any film. Definitely a must-watch, even if you do end u... read morep getting nightmares after this. :)

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