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Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life is a 1993 short comic film written and directed by Peter Capaldi. It won its director the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film in 1994, and the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film (tying with "Trevor") in 1995.Franz Kafka (played by Richard E. Grant, twitchy and weird as always) is sitting in his apartment on Christmas Eve, working on the story that will become The Metamorphosis. He is utterly stuck on the first line, unfortunately, unable to decide just what Gregor Samsa should turn into. Worse, he keeps getting interrupted. First, there's Woland, a very creepy knife-sharpener who comes to Kafka's door looking for work, but soon loses his "little friend". Then there is the downstairs Christmas party, where a lot of young ladies in white dresses are dancing and singing and generally acting in just the opposite way of how Kafka acts. Then there's a woman, played by Phyllis Logan (Mrs. Hughes from Downton Abbey), who shows up at Kafka's door with a delivery: a giant bug costume.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Despite the title, the film isn't predominantly a spoof of It's a Wonderful Life (just the final stretch shades into that) — and does not feature the trope It's a Wonderful Plot! | |
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Chiaroscuro: Mostly lit in the dark and spooky manner one might expect of a Kafka adaptation, which contrasts well with the absurdist comedy. There's also another contrast when Kafka goes into Cecily's apartment and finds it bright and cheery with a lit-up Christmas tree. | |
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The Comically Serious: Kafka throughout. His stiff discomfort when he sees a bunch of happy young women dancing and singing is hilarious. Ditto when the lady from the novelty shop gives him a balloon animal to cheer him up. | |
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Art Shift: The various imagine spots for The Metamorphosis are in black and white. | |
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Big "SHUT UP!" | |
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Big "SHUT UP!": Kafka finally gathers the nerve to scream "SHUUUUUUUUT UUUUUUP!" at the noisy ladies downstairs. | |
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