The trial: Adapted from the novel by Franz Kafka

by Harold Pinter

This is a screen adaptation of Franz Kafka's novel "The Trial" by Harold Pinter, whose other screen adaptations include "The French Lieutenant's Woman" and "The Comfort of Strangers". The film stars Kyle MacLachlan and is directed by David Jones.

Genres: Plays

Paperback

Published January 1, 1993

About the author

Harold Pinter was a British playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. A Nobel Prize winner, Pinter was one of the most influential modern British dramatists with a writing career that spanned more than 50 years. His best-known plays include The Birthday Party (1957), The Homecoming (1964) and Betrayal (1978), each of which he adapted for the screen. His screenplay adaptations of others' works include The Servant (1963), The Go-Between (1971), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), The Trial (1993) and Sleuth (2007). He also directed or acted in radio, stage, television and film productions of his own and others' works.

Reviews

[Douglas Poulin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Captures the incredible absurdity of a "trial" in which mindless process is the foremost focus and justice is of no import.