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Directed by Peter Capaldi Written by Peter Capaldi Music by Philip Appleby Initial release 29 November 1995 (USA) Screenplay Peter Capaldi | 99% Rotten Tomatoes Produced by Ruth Kenley-Letts Starring Richard E. Grant Running time 23 minutes Director Peter Capaldi Music director Philip Appleby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Awards Academy Award for Best Short Film (Live Action), BAFTA Award for Best Short Film Cast Richard E Grant, Ken Stott, Phyllis Logan, Elaine Collins, Crispin Letts Similar Grandad of Races, Day of the Painter, How to Sleep | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Franz kafka s it s a wonderful life part 1 of 3
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (1993) is a short comic film for BBC Scotland. Written and directed by Peter Capaldi, it stars Richard E. Grant as Franz Kafka and co-stars Ken Stott.
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The title refers to the name of the writer Franz Kafka and the film It's a Wonderful Life, directed by Frank Capra, and the plot takes the concept of the two to absurd depths. The great writer is about to write his famous work, The Metamorphosis, but inspiration is lacking, and he suffers continual interruptions.
The film features a rendition of "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" from the operetta Naughty Marietta.
In 1994, the short won a BAFTA Award for Best Short Film. The following year it tied for an Academy Award for Live Action Short Film with Trevor.
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Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA