West Germany / France,
1984, 126 min
Plots(1)
Karl Rossmann, a young German immigrant, accepts his rich uncle's invitation to move to New York where he encounters a strange America of unwarranted optimism and quickness to assign guilt. Adapted from the first chapter of Kafka's unfinished novel, Amerika. (Locarno Festival)
Cast
Christian Heinisch
Best movies:
Class Relations (1984)
Nazzareno Bianconi
Best movies:
Class Relations (1984)
![Mario Adorf](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/693/165693130_17b05e.jpg)
Mario Adorf
Switzerland
Best movies:
Apache Gold (1963)
The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
![Thom Andersen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/949/160949596_a11d7d.jpg)
Thom Andersen
USA
Best movies:
Class Relations (1984)
Harun Farocki
German Empire
Best movies:
Class Relations (1984)
![Laura Betti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/051/471/51471368_22428f.jpg)
Laura Betti
Italy
Best movies:
1900 (1976)
La Dolce Vita (1960)
Blackout in Rome (1960)
Alfred Edel
German Empire
Best movies:
The Artist in the Circus Dome: Clueless (1968)
Stroszek (1977)
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
Libgart Schwarz
Austria
Hermann Hartmann
Best movies:
Class Relations (1984)