Films · Proces
Short film · 2026 · after Franz Kafka
Proces
I found it in the labyrinth.
A musical idea that wouldn't merely accompany the story, but grow directly out of it.
For a short film inspired by Franz Kafka's The Trial, I looked for an idea in the book itself. The novel carries the labyrinth as a recurring motif, so I composed a repeating ostinato that embodies it in its very structure.
The instrumental palette
01The ostinatoTwo voices intertwining, circling, never quite escaping each other. It never closes on itself: it ends a step away from where it began, so each repetition moves without ever arriving. Just like Josef K.'s journey.
02The harpsichordOnly later does the main theme emerge, played on the harpsichord. The film was shot in black and white in the old streets of Prague, and the instrument's antique, almost mechanical timbre felt like the natural voice of that world. It matched the monochrome imagery and the eerie, timeless atmosphere of Kafka's universe alike.
Musical dramaturgy
I don't want music to accompany a scene — I want it to become part of its meaning, revealing something the words and the images alone cannot.
About the film
Credits
DirectorLuboš RezlerEditorLuboš RezlerStarringKarel DobrýDOPAdam MachProducerPerfilm CZ · Moloko FilmMusicJan ŠléškaRelease2026