The Castle

A surveyor is called to work in a small village surrounding a castle. However, from the moment he arrives, he struggles to convince the locals of his legitimacy. Despite his efforts to enter the castle and perform his duties, he soon becomes ensnared in a web of provincial bureaucracy and petty social rivalries, which quickly descends into a surreal nightmare. Based on one of Franz Kafka's most unsettling works, The Castle immerses us in a world of discomfort and confusion.

Duration: 123’
Production year: 1997
Country: AT
Language: DE Subtitles: PT

Baden-Baden Film Festival 1998 – Special Prize

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Michael Haneke

Born into a family with ties to cinema, Haneke began his career as a writer and film critic, making his debut as a theater director in the 1970s. His first feature film, The Seventh Continent (1989), premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, launching his international career. With Funny Games (1997), he established himself as one of the most significant figures in world cinema, renowned for his precise and unsentimental portrayals of contemporary society, the way he directs his actors and his uncompromising, often harrowing, narrative structures. His films, including masterpieces like The Piano Teacher (2001), Hidden (2005), The White Ribbon (2009), and Amour (2012), have won numerous awards.

Original title: Das Schloss

Michael Haneke

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