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Kafka’s Last Story
“Dear Max – All that is left in my estate must be burned completely, without reading. Yours, Franz Kafka.” Almost a century after he wrote the best-known will in the literary world, the remains of Franz Kafka’s estate, one of the twentieth century’s greatest writers, find their way to an apartment in Tel-Aviv’s Spinoza Street, where Eva H. lives with her several dozen cats. Kafka’s unburned manuscripts are worth millions and are at the heart of a heated literary and political wrangling between Israel, Germany and Miss H.
Festivals and Awards:
Full list of festivals and awards; Special Jury Remi Award at the WorldFest Houston, USA, 2012; Special Jury Mention at the Moscow International Detective & Research Film Festival, Russia, 2012; Best Author's Approach at the XVI International TV Festival Bar, Montenegro, 2011; DocAviv International Film Festival, Israel, 2011; UK Jewish Film, 2011; IDFA, The Netherlands, 2011; Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Canada, 2011; Leipzig International Documentary Film Festival, Germany, 2011.
Director: Sagi Bornstein
Producer: Sagi Bornstein, Christian Drewing
Cinematographer: Eliran Knoller, Sagi Bornstein
Editor: Sagi Bornstein
Soundtrack Editor: Shay Fahima
Original Soundtrack: Omer Frenkel
Supporter(s): Omer Frenkel
Script: Sagi Bornstein
Distributor: Ruth Diskin Ltd.
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: הסיפור האחרון של פרנץ קפקא
Relevant Links:
On the Israeli Film Center databaseCategory: Art and Culture / International Stories
Tag Words: detective story Franz Kafka Germany Kafkaesque Literature Max Brod politics Tel Aviv
“Dear Max – All that is left in my estate must be burned completely, without reading. Yours, Franz Kafka.” Almost a century after he wrote the best-known will in the literary world, the remains of Franz Kafka’s estate, one of the twentieth century’s greatest writers, find their way to an apartment in Tel-Aviv’s Spinoza Street, where Eva H. lives with her several dozen cats. Kafka’s unburned manuscripts are worth millions and are at the heart of a heated literary and political wrangling between Israel, Germany and Miss H.
Festivals and Awards:
Full list of festivals and awards; Special Jury Remi Award at the WorldFest Houston, USA, 2012; Special Jury Mention at the Moscow International Detective & Research Film Festival, Russia, 2012; Best Author's Approach at the XVI International TV Festival Bar, Montenegro, 2011; DocAviv International Film Festival, Israel, 2011; UK Jewish Film, 2011; IDFA, The Netherlands, 2011; Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Canada, 2011; Leipzig International Documentary Film Festival, Germany, 2011.
Relevant Links:
On the Israeli Film Center databaseDirector: Sagi Bornstein
Producer: Sagi Bornstein, Christian Drewing
Cinematographer: Eliran Knoller, Sagi Bornstein
Editor: Sagi Bornstein
Soundtrack Editor: Shay Fahima
Original Soundtrack: Omer Frenkel
Supporter(s): Omer Frenkel
Script: Sagi Bornstein
Distributor: Ruth Diskin Ltd.
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: הסיפור האחרון של פרנץ קפקא
Category: Art and Culture / International Stories
Tag Words: detective story Franz Kafka Germany Kafkaesque Literature Max Brod politics Tel Aviv
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