The Trial - The court scene (Orson Welles, 1962)

[fishoutofwaters2]

is the movie like the book?

[JustinSuhr4]

they used music from tomaso albinoni =D, I love that composer =D

[ResearchSubjectX]

This whole first trial scene is one of the most effectively jarring and disorienting sequences in cinema history. The editing and the use of sound, to say nothing of the camera angles, is nothing short of brilliant. The abrupt shots to overreactions from the crowd, the way K is perched precariously on the stage, almost in danger of falling off, the incredible shot of the closed door - it's all genius.

[1prostock]

One of my favorite movie scenes of all time!

This whole movie blew my mind!

[ChrisWalkenFan]

I adore Tim Roth! And later I became fan of Anthony Perkins. So I was looking for Anthony Perkins in THIS movie. I typed in "The Trial" and got Tim Roth WITHOUT knowing that he played in it too. What an accident LOL. Of course I love Tony more in it but it's too hard for me to decide, now, after that happened.

[danger0usknowledge]

HA! Story of my life. These days they don't steal your stuff. They utilize the Microwave Auditory Effect(Wiki) to sleep deprive you until you throw away your own clothes. If u tell anyone u are guaranteed to sound psychotic b/c "how are they telling you these things" "who would do such a thing" A P-doc would think he's hearing typical psychotic exceptionalism..."why do you think the Govn't is picking on you in particular?" Answer: I don't know doc, I'm not even Tea Party Bircher republican.-)

[Mossmyr]

Where can I find this?

[slewofdamascus]

/watch?v=Zb_0h2IxOqc

must see - an excellent use of "The Trial" as modern metaphor

[EdMahoney19]

Welles narration about the god or guard and the guy who wanted admittance to the law made absolutely no sense whatsoever.

[badjackbrowning5]

I'd bet this film was a major inspiration for Terry Gilliam. The style is very similar.

[badsign1980]

no... the book was franz kafka the trial, and it was about the jewish persecution during the era of austro hungarian empire in prague

[Tunewill]

@badsign1980 In what way did you take the novel to be about the Jews?

[MissPompousTwat]

@badsign1980

It's not about jewish persecution, that interpretation debases the whole novel.

[mattinahat1059]

0:02 look its phsycho

[PlayIt4MeAgainSam]

★★★★★

[oliviaisgod]

i really need to see this movie..it looks amazing.

[shecanfeel]

god i just finished this awful book, development is so stagnant and unreal reading through it made me suffocate like its chapters! god never read this book! i endured it only to discover its author never completed it! one of the most important and final chapters is even left unfinished!

[Bassai]

@shecanfeel It is not a pleasant book (I had just finished it myself), but it is insightful for the fact that it portrays (among other things) the frustration and helplessness one feels while trying to decipher the meaningless or absurd customs set in society. In Joseph K.'s case, the absurdity of the justice system is exemplified, wherein certain "innocent" people, as naive about common law as they are, are persecuted and rendered helpless, while at the mercy of the system's players.

[Kemonokami]

Did you know that Franz Kafka invented the hard hat?

It's true.

[DaveTheFuckingBrave]

the hard hat?? what do you mean

[gotch09]

What year was the book published and what year did the movie come out?

[hushpushh]

The book was published in 1925, a year after Kafka died. The movie came out in 1962.

[RoxieLeigh]

@gotch09

The book was published July 11, 1960 and was written by Harper Lee. The movie was released in 1962.

[RoxieLeigh]

@gotch09 I'm wrong I posted that on the wrong page

[sorrow86]

PERFECT!!!

[StrikerTripleThree]

LOVE IT,*****

[titlex1]

riSKy

[RosicrucianAlchemy]

one of the few exceptions to the "book is better than the movie" rule.

[Alexsy82]

this is my favorite orson welles movie.

[RosicrucianAlchemy]

Greatest movie ever, better than the book.

[LiveLaughLove44455]

i love the bookand i love the movie i dnt noe y every one says its bad

[hennyjen]

god I love the way this scene was filmed. almost how I imagined it while reading the book.

[marysometimes9000]

I love this movie so much I love the book so much- Perkins was great a Joesph K

[babis1111]

Πολύ καλή ταινία , αν πιεις και Κανά τσιγάρο θα την καταλάβεις .

[UnemployedEmployer]

He aint a ching chong

[BrianTRex]

Its all Greek to me.

Ching Chong?

Your Youtube?

Bigot?

[UnemployedEmployer]

It's Greek

babis1111 wrote: A very good movie and if you smoke a cigarette you'll understand it

[BlahBlahYouWho]

It's a Bing-Bing.

[marysometimes9000]

hell yeah