Faust
A film which galvanizes the mind and astonishes the eye.
-- Time Out
Faust
Jan Svankmajer’s Faust is a rendering of the infamous Dr. Faustus fable of temptation and damnation. Borrowing freely from both Marlowe and Goethe and ancient folktales and timeless myths, the story follows a lonely Czech businessman who sells his soul to the devil in return for 24 years of self-indulgence. A visually fantastic combination of live-action, claymation, puppet theatre, stop-motion animation, and other special effects, Svankmajer creates an unsettling universe presided over by diabolic life-size marionettes and haunted by sinister human messengers from hell.
Genre
Theater,
Drama,
Art House
Web Site
Runtime
97
Language
Czech
Director
Jan Svankmajer
Played at
West L.A.
Laemmle Virtual Cinema
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