i hate orson welles

Nightmarish and paranoid pretty much sum this one up. Such beautiful camerawork too.

Definitely one of the more surreal and unsettling films I've seen recently. The use of lighting and the sets was very effective with the overall mood of paranoia and anxiety, especially when the film occasionally dove into full-blown insanity. It's a superbly done film and ranks among Welles's best.

The strangest of Orson Welles' many masterpieces. The Trial is, of course, a cinematic adaptation of the Franz Kafka novel about a man who faces a great existential crisis in the form of a battle against an impenetrable bureaucratic system. It's a fairly faithful adaptation which really brings the novel's nightmarish logic to life. The set design is amazing; everything feels disconnected and isolated. It's relentlessly oppressive and sinister on both a technical and thematic level.

The amazing sets and virtuoso direction by Welles combined with a nicely told story make for a perfect looking nightmare. A truly haunting experience.

Romy Schneider and Anthony Perkins - a match made in heaven! Having read the book, i wasn't bewildered the same way, that I would imagine people who hasn't read the book will be. Welles, though a great craftsman, let's his own artistic vain get in the way of the overall theme - which ultimately leads to his own interpretation of the ending - possibly the worst ending in film-history. Still some beautiful shots here and there.

Arresting images. Welles, of course, knows exactly how to shoot a scene and his film is often on the verge of brilliance. More often the absurdity gets too silly. Hysterical, even. Perkins is good and does what he can - trying to hold together a film that is, sort of deliberately maybe, tonally all over the place. His scenes with Schneider are highly memorable. The ending is baffling, in a rather unsatisfying way.

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The real highlight of this film is all the locations, the sets, the scenery. Feels like it was filmed on another planet. The black and white greatly compliments the mood and atmosphere of the film. It takes balls to change the ending of the book in such a dramatic way, but Welles did it and it worked out great in my opinion. Don't watch this if you are having a bad day, incredibly depressing film.

Disorienting. It reeks of desolation and makes you feel like a tiny, pathetic man in a huge, domineering world. There's some glorious cinematography and music here, but my favourite thing is Anthony Perkins' performance. He's asked to portray a nearly completely different mood from scene to scene, and he manages it with aplomb.

Almost gleefully absurd. Welles takes a certain delight in the madness of the thing meaning even when you are lost in it it is still eminently watchable and enjoyable. It is also very unsettling - the whole thing, as far as I can tell, has been meticulously constructed to put you ever so subtly on edge. Also I found the paedophilia subtext interesting - could Josef K's guilt be over some paedophilic urges?

Orson Welles considered THE TRIAL his best film, and my own opinion aside, it's not hard to see why. It's a rich film, with many fascinating sights along Josef K's tragic, ambiguous journey; the casting throughout is ideal, but Anthony Perkins holds it all together with his brilliant Josef. Magnificent photography, showing off the eerie and expansive sets to their best advantage. And the use of "Adagio in G Minor" at the end reinforces the tragedy well. Only the final scene doesn't quite work.

Brilliant sets, camera work and claustrophobic feeling.Lots of good acting, though I do not fancy much of Orson Welles way of storytelling. I remember only Touch of Evil to be a fine flick from him.

"Orson Welles's version of Kafka's The Trial is a triumph of cinema. The only reason I don't give it highest marks is because I personally find the story itself limited in its approach and depth, but as an adaptation, this version is amazing to look at... Welles uses inimitable lighting and camera angles to enhance every scene and you can see here why he is considered the master of classic cinematic technique."

Although the quality of the film is somewhat poor, the solid story and great acting still hold up. There are many lessons to take away from the film, but mostly I just want to watch it again.

A stunningly directed film. Every shot is just phenomenal. Anthony Perkins is a great choice for Josef K. and he excels in the role.

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It's as if Kafka had directed it himself.

Expressionistic Welles adaptation of classic Kafka novella. Another Welles project that met with constant disaster in production, with many lapses in continuity.

One of the greatest films ever made. Orson Welles called this his best film, and it just might be. It's certainly the greatest fantasy film ever made. The film feels like a nightmare. It's completely captivating. It will make you forget who you are, while watching. Never have I been immersed into the world of a film more. Anthony Perkins is absolutely brilliant as Josef K, the man accused of a crime that he isn't even aware of what is. Thought-provoking doesn't even begin to describe it.

A movie that is kind of hard to watch at the begining, but once you get past that boring WTF feeling, this movie really picks up and makes you use your imagination. This is the kind of movie for film snobs, though, and at times am one of them. I did enjoy this movie, but it is not for everyone and it takes patience for the final payoff, but you fdo have to pay some attention. I will watch this movie again and with the nuances and everything else put into it, I'm sure I will rescore this bettw

The plight of the individual caught up in the legal bureucracy is well acted and suitably bizarre

The entire film is one giant visual manifestation of the justice system. It's very odd yet still pretty comprehensible and there is some interesting criticism if you dig a little. Even so, it probably goes on a little long and starts to feel repetitive and lose its way.

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I was certain that no one could ever do the possibly greatest novel of the 20th century justice. But I obviously hadn't counted Welles.