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EASTWEST FILMDISTRIBUTION PRESENTS
FISCHERFILM presents
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KAFKA,
GANJA
MANIACS
Film by
MARC FISCHER, KARIN YOKO JOCHUM, MAX MAYER, JULIA JELINEK, AUREL VON ARX, TIM BREYVOGEL, FLORENTIN GROLL,
STEFFEN HÖLD, CHRISTIAN STRASSER, HUBSI KRAMAR MUSIC CHRONO POPP, TEXTA, UVM. PRODUCTION DESIGN RENATO UZ COSTUME MICHAELA MANDEL
MAKE UP
REGINA BREITFELLNER SOUND ROLAND WINKLER ANIMATIONS MICHAELA MANDEL EDITING STEFAN FAULAND, KARINA RESSLER
DOP
MARTIN PUTZ SCRIPT KURT PALM BASED ON THE BOOK "FRANZ KAFKA VERFILMT SEINEN LANDARZT" BY ECKHARD HENSCHEID
PRODUCER
MARKUS FISCHER DIRECTED BY KURT PALM
WITH
AND
KAFKA,
GANJA
MANIACS
Based on motifs from „Kafka verfilmt seinen Landarzt“ by Eckhard Henscheid
It is summer and five overly-seasoned college students have been given the task of writing a
group paper on Franz Kafka’s “The Country Doctor.” At first they are reluctant, but in a cloud of
hashish they come up with the idea to film the story instead. Their film location is a campsite in
Sicily, which they had already booked ages ago for summer vacation. The technical department
consists of a couple “unique” men from the Vienna film scene. To everyone’s surprise, they even
manage to get Kafka himself to play a supporting role in the film.
KAFKA, GANJA, MANIACS parodies bizarre artists in a crazy road movie with some animation,
video clips, and musical interludes mixed in. Incidentally, Kafka himself also gets the chance to
revise his life story and finally live out the rest of his days in happiness.
n ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
In 1981 Palm wrote his dissertation on Brecht and Austira at the University of Salzburg. Since
1982, Palm works as a director, writer and educational worker. In 1989 he founded the legendary
theater group Sparverein „Die Unzertrennlichen“ in Vienna. From 1994 to 1996 he directed 24
episodes of the show hosted by Hermes Phettberg. Since November 19th 1998 Palm is a member
of the Society of Jem Casey, Dublin. He lives in Vienna and Litzlberg am Attersee.
Selective Filmography
1997At Swim-Two-Birds
2003
The Cut Through the Throat
2005
The Measuring of the Calves
2007
Hermes Phettberg, Wretch
n CREDITS
DIRECTORKurt Palm
WRITER
Kurt Palm, Reinhard Jud
D.O.P.Martin Putz
EDITOR
Karina Ressler, Stefan Fauland
MUSICChrono Popp
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Fischer Film
PRODUCERMarkus Fischer
n CAST
KafkaMarc Fischer
Dodo
Karin Yoko Jochum
FrankieMax Mayer
KlaraJulia Jelinek
Clausi
Aurel von Arx
MaxTim Breyvogel
n TECHNICAL INFORMATION
2014; Austria; Road-movie; 84 minutes; DCP, HDCAM-SR; 1:1.85; Dolby SRD; Original Language:
German; Subtitles: English
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