{"id":90327,"date":"2023-03-11T00:30:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-11T07:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=90327"},"modified":"2023-03-11T10:05:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T17:05:55","slug":"castle-the-1968","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=90327","title":{"rendered":"Castle, The (1968)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;There&#8217;s been a mistake; they say you&#8217;re here as a guest.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Poster-210x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-90333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Poster-210x300.png 210w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Poster-90x128.png 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Poster-189x270.png 189w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Poster.png 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a man (Maximillian Schell) shows up ready to work as a land surveyor for a local castle, he is met with obstacles and hedging by local villagers.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>German Films<\/li>\n<li>Living Nightmare<\/li>\n<li>Maximillian Schell Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nMaximillian Schell produced and starred in this West German adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Castle_(novel)\">Franz Kafka&#8217;s unfinished final novel<\/a>. It&#8217;s a decidedly non-linear, nightmarish depiction of a man (&#8220;K.&#8221;) attempting to simply make his way into a job he&#8217;s been called for, but being foiled at every turn by bureaucracy, denial, and idiocy. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Phone.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Phone.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1049\" height=\"679\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Phone.png 1049w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Phone-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Phone-1024x663.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Phone-128x83.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Phone-768x497.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Phone-417x270.png 417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1049px) 100vw, 1049px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Thrown-Out.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Thrown-Out.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"977\" height=\"653\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Thrown-Out.png 977w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Thrown-Out-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Thrown-Out-128x86.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Thrown-Out-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Thrown-Out-404x270.png 404w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To K.&#8217;s credit (?), he never blows up at anybody despite his understandable frustration; instead, he simply moves from one spot in the village to another, continuously hoping that the next person he interacts with will provide him access. The snowy landscapes are beautifully desolate, and the interior sets appropriately surreal &#8212; however, your tolerance for this one will depend entirely on your interest in entering into Kafka&#8217;s bleak worldview. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hertha Hareiter&#8217;s sets<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Bureaucracy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Bureaucracy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"975\" height=\"655\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Bureaucracy.png 975w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Bureaucracy-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Bureaucracy-128x86.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Bureaucracy-768x516.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Bureaucracy-402x270.png 402w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wolfgang Treu&#8217;s atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Shadow.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Shadow.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"948\" height=\"684\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Shadow.png 948w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Shadow-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Shadow-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Shadow-768x554.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Shadow-374x270.png 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 948px) 100vw, 948px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Faces.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Faces.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"967\" height=\"711\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Faces.png 967w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Faces-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Faces-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Faces-768x565.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Castle-Faces-367x270.png 367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; only check this one out if you&#8217;re curious. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0063563\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1969\/03\/10\/archives\/maximilian-schell-stars-in-kafkas-castle-at-the-festival.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/the-castle\/review\/2030282890\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s been a mistake; they say you&#8217;re here as a guest.&#8221; Synopsis: When a man (Maximillian Schell) shows up ready to work as a land surveyor for a local castle, he is met with obstacles and hedging by local villagers. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: German Films Living Nightmare Maximillian Schell Films Review: Maximillian Schell produced and starred in this West German adaptation of Franz Kafka&#8217;s unfinished final novel. It&#8217;s a decidedly non-linear, nightmarish depiction of a man (&#8220;K.&#8221;) attempting&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=90327\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=90327"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90349,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90327\/revisions\/90349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=90327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=90327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=90327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}