The Trial
Franz Kafka was posthumously recognised as one of the most important figures in twentieth century literature. His novel The Trial operates on many levels, one of which, having been written in 1917, prophesied the Holocaust. In 1973 Steven Berkoff created his own groundbreaking adaptation. He moved away from the political arena and returned to Kafka's main concern: the inner life of the individual. The greatest strength of Berkoff's Trial dramatisation is his radical theatrical style, his mise-en-scene. Berkoff's dramaturgy represents the triumph of symbolism over realism. 2002, 142 mins.
