Amerika

Plot

This Czech drama is the first film version of Kafka's unfinished novel. The film has a theatrical feel as it follows protagonist Karel Rosmann from Europe to America where stays with his Uncle Jacob, an industrialist. Karel has many experiences there that leave him beginning to feel paranoid; especially after he becomes victim to the sexually forward daughter of a business associate of his father. In disgrace he leaves his uncle's and takes up with Topic, an alcoholic hobo, and a barmaid, Klara. Topic pushes Karel into a fight and Karel, believing he's killed him goes into hiding where he is protected by Green, a nasty old man, and Mack, a punk. His two protectors are literally the death of him. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Cast

• Martin Dejdar - Karel Rossmann
• Jiri Labus - Uncle Jakob/father Rossman
• Jjarka Rytychova - Klara
• Katerina Kozakova - Tereza
• Jiri Schmitzer - Stocker

Oldrich Kaiser - Delemarche; Pavel Landovsky - Robinson; Liduse Tomanova - Brunelda; Tomas Vorel - Mack; Pavel Nový - Green; Minal Riehs - Pollunder; Jan Schmid - Subal

Credit

Monika Drapalova - Costume Designer, Petra Jachymova - Costume Designer, Vera Linhartova - Costume Designer, Vladimír Michálek - Director, Jiri Brozek - Editor, Frank Mazzola - Editor, Michal Dvorak - Composer (Music Score), David Koller - Composer (Music Score), Michal Dvorak - Musical Direction/Supervision, David Koller - Musical Direction/Supervision, Martin Duba - Cinematographer, Jaroslav Boucek - Producer, Jindrich Goetz - Set Designer, Martin Duba - Screenwriter, Vladimír Michálek - Screenwriter, Franz Kafka - Book Author

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