Kafka film explores his final love affair with Dora Diamant

The film 'L'amore secondo Kafka' (Love According to Kafka), directed by Georg Maas and Judith Kaufmann, premieres in Italian cinemas on October 31, 2024, distributed by Wanted. Based on Michael Kumpfmüller's novel 'Die Herrlichkeit des Lebens', the movie focuses on the last year of Franz Kafka's life, which he spent with Dora Diamant. Sabin Tabrea plays Kafka, while Henriette Confurius portrays Diamant. The narrative highlights how love transformed Kafka's final months, making them his happiest despite his tuberculosis and financial struggles. The couple's relationship lasted only ten months, marked by separation due to illness and poverty, but they reunited stronger. The film also references Kafka's works from that period, such as 'A Hunger Artist', 'Josephine the Singer', 'The Burrow', and 'A Little Woman', which reflect his daily life with Diamant. Themes of economic crisis, poverty, and anti-Semitism are present but secondary to the intimate love story. The film aims to reveal a more human and sensitive side of Kafka, contrasting his tormented public image.