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KafkaFest© 20th Century Fox

17 August to 1 September 2024
 KAFKAFEST

It’s been a hundred years since his death, but it seems Franz Kafka is still in his renaissance era; from cockroach memes about the endless drudgery of uni life, to Gen Z being crowned the loneliest living generation, contemporary life seems to be as kafkaesque as it ever was. So in commemoration of the happy days ahead, and to celebrate the coolest depressing dude ever, we’ve brought you a couple of our favourite film adaptations of his works and the best of classic kafkaesque cinema.

This programme is co-presented with The Projector.

Venue

KAFKAFEST is co-presented with The Projector to bring you our films live on screen.

Golden Village x The Projector at Cineleisure | 8 Grange Road | #05-01 Cineleisure Building | Singapore 239695
MRT: Somerset

Tickets: $10, visit here to get your tickets

Calendar

Find out more about the screening times and ratings for each movie in the overview below. 

Movie Selection

Brazil © Universal Pictures

Brazil

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. While investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man, he meets the woman from his daydream, and gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy, and spiralling lies.

The Fly © 20th Century Fox

The Fly

Eccentric scientist Seth Brundle is going to revolutionise the world with his teleportation technology. Of course he decides to test the machine on himself, and inadvertently gets fused with a—you guessed it, check the film title. What’s the price of a man playing God? Body horror OG David Cronenberg answers the timeless trope with kafkaesque chaos.

The Trial © Roger Corbeau

The Trial

Unassuming bureaucrat Josef K. wakes up one morning to find the police in his room. They inform him he’s under arrest and to be put on trial, only, they refuse to tell him what the charge and his crime are. This masterpiece by Orson Welles is based on the 1925 posthumously published novel by Franz Kafka.

The Castle © Wega Film

The Castle

When land surveyor K. arrives at a small village that houses a castle, local authorities refuse to allow him to enter. As he tries to convince the officials that they sent for him, they clamp down with increasingly complicated bureaucratic obstacles. This Haneke classic is based on Kafka’s 1926 absurdist novel and has never been screened in Singapore.

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