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Petr Cepek | ... | Faust | |
Jan Kraus | |||
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Vladimír Kudla | ||
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Antonin Zacpal | ||
Jirí Suchý | |||
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Viktorie Knotková | ||
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Jana Mézlová | ||
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Miluse Straková | ||
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Josef Fiala | ||
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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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Petr Meissel |
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>
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.