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Agnieszka Holland on Bringing Kafka Back to Life With ‘Playful’ Biopic ‘Franz’: ‘I Don’t Like the Cliché of Kafka Being Dark, Moody and Depressed’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Agnieszka Holland has completed post on her latest film, Franz Kafka biopic “Franz,” which will premiere at a fall festival.
Speaking exclusively to Variety in her suite at the baroque Grandhotel Pupp in Czech spa town Karlovy Vary – an establishment reminiscent of the hotel in “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and a key location in James Bond movie “Casino Royale” – Holland explains how the film took shape, and her take on Kafka, best known for “The Metamorphosis,” “The Trial” and “The Castle.” The Polish filmmaker, whose varied career has included directing multiple episodes of prestigious U.S. shows like “The Wire,” “The Killing,” “Cold Case,” “Treme,” “The Affair” and “House of Cards,” says that Kafka’s work is becoming more and more relevant today as “the dehumanization of society, the despisal of [certain groups of people], and alienation are once again becoming the main communicative tools,” she says, before pausing to add, “but I don’t want to give an interpretation like that.” The film centers on Kosiński at a time when his life and literary career unravelled after having the authenticity of his work called into question by two reporters from The Village Voice.
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