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The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa
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The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa
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A film based on Franz Kafka's short story The Metamorphosis, the story is told through the animation of beach sand on a piece of glass. An imaginative sound track and innovative artwork combine to recreate a Kafkaesque world of alienation and guilt. Sound film without words.
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Title
The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa
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NFB
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Authors
Leaf, Caroline
National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)
Subjects
Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924.
Metamorphosis in literature.
Animated filmsCzecheslovakian literatureKafka, FranzPersonal identityShort stories in GermanStoriesSand animation
Animated films.
Language
No linguistic content
Published
Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2013.
Publication Desc
1 streaming video (9 min., 42 sec.) : sound.
Series
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3
Awards Note
Honorable Mention - Category: Art and Culture, 1980 Certificate for an Outstanding Film, 1980 Special Jury Award, 1978 Special Jury Award, 1978 Merit Award, 1978 Certificate of Merit - Category: Animated FIlms, 1978 Diploma of Distinction for artistic qualities of the Canadian Short Film, 1978 Grand Prize of the Festival, 1978 Certificate for Outstanding Achievement, 1978 Critic's Award, 1977 Best Animated Film ex-aequo with A Christmas Gift by Will Vinton, 1981