Le procès 1962

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: At best, it is another demonstration of the camera vers atility of Mr. Welles; at worse, a further Kafka demonstration extending to the demanding medium of the screen. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Though debatable as an adaptation of the Franz Kafka novel, Orson Welles's nightmarish, labyrinthine comedy of 1962 remains his creepiest and most disturbing work; it's also a lot more influential than people usually admit. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Above all a visual achievement, an exuberant use of camera placement and movement and inventive lighting. Read more

Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: The more Joseph tries to understand, the more impenetrable it becomes. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: The blackest of Welles' comedies. Read more

Amy Taubin, Village Voice: The Trial is splendid to look at and teeming with ideas about the individual, society, and of course, film itself. Read more