The review from Beyond The Curve International Film Festival (Paris, France)

«Italian journalist Irene Gianeselli presents a beautiful rendition of Franz Kafka’s “The Castle” as her debut movie. Her protagonist is a lonely land surveyor K. (The man who measures the World), relieves his haunting nightmares and nurtures a dream repeatedly. K. lives amidst the lifeless castle and reminisces about his long gone days. He has no authority in his narrative as there is someone who always sets his course – his love, passion and even dreams. But K. never lets these stop him. Like the original classic, this tale is also a passageway to the nightmarish world of K.’s subconscious, where he dies and is born in an infinite cycle.

In the short span of only 14 minutes Irene has shown her mastery of storytelling. Her narration is clear and smooth and is an absolute delight for the avid Kafka's readers. Her understanding of Kafka and his world of despair is so well that she successfully presents Kafka’s epic of nothingness in a very modern form. The absence-presence of Klamm and Frieda show K.’s unsuccessful ventures for love and power and evokes a sense of hollowness in the viewers. The director is greatly supported by the main actor Luigi Mezzanotte who portrays his role whith sheer brilliance. The movie is a tale of eternal struggle and isolation and the director conveys her theme well».