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'''''Labyrinth''''' is a 1991 German–Czech [[drama film]] directed by [[Jaromil Jireš]]. The film depicts [[Maximilian Schell]] playing himself investigating the life and influences of [[Franz Kafka]] played by [[Christopher Chaplin]], and marked Jireš' return to [[Czech New Wave]] after having worked with television and documentaries for a number of years.<ref name="WinterHughes2007">{{cite book|author1=Jessica Winter|author2=Lloyd Hughes|author3=Richard Armstrong|title=The Rough Guide to Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6He0BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA257|date=27 September 2007|publisher=Rough Guides Limited|isbn=978-1-84836-125-6|pages=257–}}</ref>
'''''Labyrinth''''' is a 1991 German–Czech [[drama film]] directed by [[Jaromil Jireš]]. The film depicts [[Maximilian Schell]] playing himself investigating the life and influences of [[Franz Kafka]] played by [[Christopher Chaplin]], and marked Jireš's return to film after having worked with television and documentaries for a number of years.<ref name="WinterHughes2007">{{cite book|author1=Jessica Winter|author2=Lloyd Hughes|author3=Richard Armstrong|title=The Rough Guide to Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6He0BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA257|date=27 September 2007|publisher=Rough Guides Limited|isbn=978-1-84836-125-6|pages=257–}}</ref>


First screened on 22 October 1991 at [[Laemmle Theatres|Laemmle Monica 2]] in [[Los Angeles]],<ref>{{cite book|title=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=URYIAQAAMAAJ|series=18-33|volume=319|year=1991|publisher=Wilkerson Daily Corporation|pages=77–}}</ref> ''Labyrinth'' received the Critic's Choice at the 1992 [[AFI Fest|American Film Institute International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1992-06-29/entertainment/ca-879_1_great-films|title=AFI FESTIVAL : A 'Great Day' With Some Great Films|work=latimes|access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1992/06/14/critics-picks/1537be57-c317-4ec5-8566-130e09eb02fa/|title=CRITICS' PICKS|date=14 June 1992|work=Washington Post|access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref>
First screened on 22 October 1991 at [[Laemmle Theatres|Laemmle Monica 2]] in [[Los Angeles]],<ref>{{cite book|title=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=URYIAQAAMAAJ|series=18-33|volume=319|year=1991|publisher=Wilkerson Daily Corporation|pages=77–}}</ref> ''Labyrinth'' received the Critic's Choice at the 1992 [[AFI Fest|American Film Institute International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1992-06-29/entertainment/ca-879_1_great-films|title=AFI FESTIVAL : A 'Great Day' With Some Great Films|work=latimes|access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1992/06/14/critics-picks/1537be57-c317-4ec5-8566-130e09eb02fa/|title=CRITICS' PICKS|date=14 June 1992|work=Washington Post|access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref>
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* [[Vlastimil Brodský]]
* [[Vlastimil Brodský]]
* [[Christopher Chaplin]] as [[Franz Kafka]]
* [[Christopher Chaplin]] as [[Franz Kafka]]
* [[Miloš Kopecký]] as Rabbi Low
* [[Miloš Kopecký]] as Rabbi Löw
* [[Maximilian Schell]] as himself
* [[Maximilian Schell]] as himself
* [[Christian Thuri]] as David
* [[Christian Thuri]] as David

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Labyrinth
Directed byJaromil Jireš
Written byHans-Jörg Weyhmüller
Alex Koenigsmark [cs]
Jaromil Jireš
StarringMaximilian Schell
Christopher Chaplin
Vlastimil Brodský
CinematographyIvan Vojnár [cs]
Edited byAlois Fischarek
Music byLuboš Fišer
Release date
  • 1991 (1991)
Running time
90 minutes[1]
CountryGermany & Czechoslovakia
LanguageCzech

Labyrinth is a 1991 German–Czech drama film directed by Jaromil Jireš. The film depicts Maximilian Schell playing himself investigating the life and influences of Franz Kafka played by Christopher Chaplin, and marked Jireš's return to film after having worked with television and documentaries for a number of years.[2]

First screened on 22 October 1991 at Laemmle Monica 2 in Los Angeles,[3] Labyrinth received the Critic's Choice at the 1992 American Film Institute International Film Festival.[4][5]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Tom Milne; John Pym (2007). Time Out Film Guide. Vol. 15. Penguin Books. pp. 633–.
  2. ^ Jessica Winter; Lloyd Hughes; Richard Armstrong (27 September 2007). The Rough Guide to Film. Rough Guides Limited. pp. 257–. ISBN 978-1-84836-125-6.
  3. ^ The Hollywood Reporter. 18-33. Vol. 319. Wilkerson Daily Corporation. 1991. pp. 77–.
  4. ^ "AFI FESTIVAL : A 'Great Day' With Some Great Films". latimes. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  5. ^ "CRITICS' PICKS". Washington Post. 14 June 1992. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

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