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Lesson Faust (1994)
Faust (original title)

97 min  -  Animation | Drama | Fantasy   -  7 April 1995 (USA)
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A very free adaptation of Marlowe's 'Doctor Faustus', Goethe's 'Faust' and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil... See full summary »

Director:

Jan Svankmajer

Writers:

Johann Wolfgang Goethe (play), Christian Dietrich Grabbe (novel), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Petr Cepek, Jan Kraus and Vladimír Kudla
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Petr Cepek ...
Jan Kraus Jan Kraus
Vladimír Kudla Vladimír Kudla
Antonin Zacpal Antonin Zacpal
Jirí Suchý Jirí Suchý
Viktorie Knotková Viktorie Knotková
Jana Mézlová Jana Mézlová
Miluse Straková Miluse Straková
Josef Fiala Josef Fiala
Martin Radimecký Martin Radimecký
Ervín Tomendál Ervín Tomendál
Frantisek Polata Frantisek Polata
Josef Chodora Josef Chodora
Karel Vidimský Karel Vidimský
Petr Meissel Petr Meissel
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A very free adaptation of Marlowe's 'Doctor Faustus', Goethe's 'Faust' and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. Svankmajer's Faust is a nondescript man who, after being lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay model animation and giant puppets. Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>  

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Clay | Egg | Surrealism | Deal With The Devil | Chicken  | See more »

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Animation | Drama | Fantasy

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Czech Republic | France | UK

Language:

Czech | Latin

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Athanor, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) See more »
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Dolby

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1.37 : 1
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Quotes

Faust: How comes it then that thou art now out of hell with me?
Mefistofele: Why, this is hell, nor am I out of it. Thinks thou that I, who saw the face of God and tasted the eternal joys of heaven, am not tormented with ten thousand hells in being deprived of everlasting bliss?
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Referenced in How I Created Doctor Faustef (2008) See more »