To remember the famous writer Franz Kafka, who died 100 years ago, a festival in the Czech Republic will show movies based on his stories. The Karlovy Vary Festival festival wants to celebrate Kafka’s life and work by screening films made by famous directors like Orson Welles, Martin Scorsese, Federico Fellini, and Steven Soderbergh.
These movies will include well-known ones like Orson Welles’s “The Trial” (1962) and Martin Scorsese’s “After Hours” (1985), which are inspired by Kafka’s style. There will also be lesser-known films, like Jan Němec’s “Metamorphosis,” a TV movie based on Kafka’s famous story.
The festival’s organizers say that Kafka’s stories have constantly challenged filmmakers to capture the complex emotions and strange situations he wrote about. They believe his work continues to inspire new interpretations.
The Karlovy Vary Festival will also award prizes to important people in the film industry, such as casting director Francine Maisler and Czech actor Ivan Trojan.
The festival will announce more film details and events in the coming weeks.