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Stumbling over how to complete the first sentence of what was to be his masterpiece "Metamorphosis," Kafka writes: ...Gregor Samsa woke up one morning and found he had been transformed into a giant......( read more  read more... )" A giant what? A banana perhaps? A powerful sustained joke on both the perceived image of Franz Kafka and the powerful sentiment of Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life." Also includes "Seven Gates" - Brothers David and Daryl travel home to their family farm for Christmas; "The Deal" - A clandestine meeting between the world's two most powerful businessmen who negotiate a deal so immense, so awe-inspiring, so "BIG." The meeting progresses from the enlightening to the bizarre; "Mr. McAllister's Cigarette Holder" - In 1961 Georgia, Mr. McAllister lives alone. His reality leaves little room for pride, except for a unique cigarette holder he has. On a trip to town with his albino girlfriend, a sacrificial gift saves his pride and allows him to retain his dignity.

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Unrated, 83 min.

Directed by: Peter Capaldi

Release Date: November 29, 1995

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DVD Release Date: May 15, 2001

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  • TioBradski
    October 27, 2009
    TioBradski
    I'l show you some Academy Award-winning shorts, but you'll have to buy me a drink first.
  • nikolaiqz83
    December 16, 2007
    nikolaiqz83
    Great classic. Ending brings you back to reality an
  • AEIOU123456
    September 23, 2007
    AEIOU123456
    Just Quoting:

    "Monty Python meets Orson Welles over the body of Franz Kafka with spectacular results!" 10/10 Author: Robert Reynolds

    Franz Kafka is probably still spinning over this one almost ten years after the fact. There are echos of suspense in this one, but ...( read more)mostly it resembles Python at its full-bore, full throttle best. In fact, if I'm not mistaken, the costumer here also did costumes for The Python series. Too many moments to pick anything out, but it is absolutely wonderful. The incredibly serious among you will probably gnash teeth and pound thy breasts over the violation of Kafka, but the sufficiently twisted will love this! This won the Academy Award for Live-Action Short (in a tie with Trevor, he noted for accuracy's sake) and it's good to see this in print and available. Most highly recommended.

    Hmnnn... Okay Im curious about this movie. Canny old tho isnt it? Still, if you have this, can I borrow it? :)
  • nuheart
    January 6, 2007
    nuheart
    You won't believe this, but I had an idea for a story -- vastly removed from this one -- with the same title. Hmm... Maybe it's not as clever as I thought.
  • Lovecatx
    October 15, 2006
    Lovecatx
    I loved this when I was small :) bit of an odd thing for a small person to like I guess...

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