The Castle () is a 1994 film directed by Aleksei Balabanov. It is the second notable screen version of Kafka’s unfinished novel The Castle. It tells of an individual desperately trying to preserve his identity while struggling against sinister and invisible bureaucrats who rule the village from inside the titular castle. The picture is noted for costumes/sets design in bruegelian style, it won Best Art Direction and Best Costumes at the 1994 Nika Awards. Cast Nikolay Stotsky – Zemlemer Svetlana Pismichenko – Frida Viktor Sukhorukov – Zemlemer's assistant Jeremiah Anwar Libabov – Zemlemer's assistant Arthur Igor Shibanov – Brunswick Aleksei German – Clamm Bolot Beyshenaliyev – village headman Olga Antonova – Innkeeper References External links 1994 films Russian drama films 1990s Russian-language films Films based on works by Franz Kafka Films directed by Aleksei Balabanov Films based on Czech novels 1994 drama films Films set in castles Lenfilm films