Agnieszka Holland’s “Franz” at IFI
25.11.2025 / 14:22
A self-professed admirer of the Czech writer since her early years, Agnieszka Holland’s ambitious biopic manages to combine a straightforward account of Kafka’s life with a number of stylistic flourishes that paint him on a much larger canvas, separating the man from the industry that now exists around his name.
As portrayed by Idan Weiss (and the likeness is at times uncanny), Kafka is a sensitive young man, introverted and though out of step with the world around him, not above its temptations; as portrayed by Holland, he is a colossus, unique in the canon and a writer whose work deserves better than to be fodder for pop culture references and memes. (IFI)
Czech Republic-Poland-Germany-France-Turkey, 2025.
Tickets are available on the IFI’s website.
The screening is a part of the IFI Kinopolis Polish Film Festival 2025, organised by the Embassy of Poland in Dublin.