The story of Franz Kafka's life from different perspectives. Presenting his difficult relationship with his domineering father Hermann, his deep friendship with Max Brod and his various love affairs.
Cast: Joel Basman, David Kross, Maresi Riegner
12HDCC
Season 1
6 episodes
1. MaxMax Brod is a well-connected writer and editor who saves his close friend's work from oblivion by breaking his promise to burn all unpublished papers after Franz's death; Max carries them to safety on the last train out of Prague at the onset of WW2.12CC42minMar 26, 2024
2. FeliceKafka has a turbulent relationship with his on and off fiancée Felice Bauer; after getting to know each other mainly through letters, their engagement is broken off, renewed, only to be broken off again.12CC48minMar 26, 2024
3. FamilyKafka's father --to whom Franz will address a merciless indictment of over 100 pages, never sent in his lifetime but posthumously published as "Letter to the Father"-- is strict and domineering.12CC45minMar 26, 2024
4. BureauKafka has an ambiguous relationship with his workplace; a brilliant insurance lawyer, Kafka is highly respected by his colleagues who, at the height of WW1, save his life by preventing him from enlisting.12CC44minMar 27, 2024
5. MilenaKafka has a brief but intense relationship with the charismatic writer Milena Jesenská, who translated his work from German to Czech; he revealed his most intimate self to her and entrusted her with the safekeeping of his diaries.12CC43minMar 27, 2024
6. DoraKafka has a last great love, Dora Dymant, whom he meets in a Baltic sea resort which his imagination turns into the mythical village of his final novel "The Castle"; after moving in together to a flat in Berlin, Dora cares for Kafka until the end.12CC46minMar 27, 2024
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The story of Franz Kafka's life from different perspectives. Presenting his difficult relationship with his domineering father Hermann, his deep friendship with Max Brod and his various love affairs.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- David Schalko
- Created by
- Reiner Stach
- Studio
- Superfilm, ORF, ARD
Maturity rating
12Check the rating before watching with younger viewers.
Audio languages
German
