An ordinary man is lured into a strange puppet theatre by a map and finds himself embroiled in a production of the Faustian legend.
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Title: Faust (1994)
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Martin Radimecký | ||
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Ervín Tomendál | ||
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Frantisek Polata | ||
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Josef Chodora | ||
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Karel Vidimský | ||
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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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folk horror | psychotronic film | literature on screen | european literature on screen | british literature on screen |Certificate:
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Faust: How so?
Mefistofele: It was made for man, therefore is man much more exquisite.
Faust: If it was made for man, it was made for me! I shall renounce the magic and repent!
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Czech Republic's official submission to 67th Academy Award's Foreign Language in 1995. See more »Quotes
Mefistofele: Heaven is not so wondrous.Faust: How so?
Mefistofele: It was made for man, therefore is man much more exquisite.
Faust: If it was made for man, it was made for me! I shall renounce the magic and repent!
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Release Date:
7 April 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$2,117,923Company Credits
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Athanor, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée See more »
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Faust embodies what it is to be Surreal. Svankmajer has captured the essence of a dream in full form and put its application to the archetypal story of Dr. Faustus.
The integration of live action, puppetry, and stop-motion animation is the work of a true genius/madman.
If you are looking for something to exercise the bizarre regions of the brain and the human imagination, WATCH THIS FILM. you shan't regret it.