Metamorphosis /

"For Gregor Samsa, the ill-fated protagonist of Franz Kafka's novel Metamorphosis, home is where the horror is. Filmed in Kafka's native Prague and narrated by actor Jeff Goldblum, this program blends creative reenactments with expert commentary to explore how Kafka's prescient m...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Cronkite Ward Company, Learning Channel (Firm), Discovery Channel (Firm), Discovery Channel University, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Other Authors:	Barrat, James, Goldblum, Jeff, 1952-, Takacs, Paul, Trávníček, Tomáš, Piccolino, Buddy
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2004]
Series:	Great books (Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm))
Subjects:	Kafka, Franz, > 1883-1924. > Verwandlung. Kafka, Franz, > 1883-1924 > Criticism and interpretation. Documentary films.

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Summary:	"For Gregor Samsa, the ill-fated protagonist of Franz Kafka's novel Metamorphosis, home is where the horror is. Filmed in Kafka's native Prague and narrated by actor Jeff Goldblum, this program blends creative reenactments with expert commentary to explore how Kafka's prescient masterpiece about a man turned into an insect shattered notions of the happy family and anticipated the darkness descending on Europe. The autobiographical aspects of the novel are richly documented, as are modern-day examples of what is now called Kafkaesque"--Container.
Item Description:	"A Discovery Channel production"--Container. "Discovery Channel University"--Container. Originally produced in 2001. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (51 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD-R.
Production Credits:	Editor, Christine S. Romero ; director of photography, Michael Peters ; music, Joel Langley.