Faust (original title)
97 min
Country: Czech Republic
Language: Czech
Director: Jan Svankmajer
Writers: Johann Wolfgang Goethe (play), Christian Dietrich Grabbe (novel), Christopher Marlowe (play "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus"), Jan Svankmajer
Stars: Petr Cepek, Jan Kraus and Vladimír Kudla
Faust is a 1994 Czech film directed by Jan Švankmajer. It merges live-action footage with stop-motion footage and includes imaginative puppetry and claymation. The Faust character is played by Petr Čepek. The film was produced by Jaromír Kallista. Although the film does not serve to accurately portray the Faustus legend, it utilizes the legend in a rather imaginative way, borrowing and blending elements from the story as told by Goethe and Christopher Marlowe with traditional folk renditions. It has a distinctly Modernist, Absurdist, Kafkaesque feel, especially with the setting in Prague. The tone is dark but humorous. The voices in the English version were provided by Andrew Sachs.
The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival,and at the 4th Kecskemét Animation Film Festival where it won the Award of Adult Audience.(Wikipedia Page)
Ratings: 78% (Rotten Tomatoes Critics)
Awards:
Czech Lion Award for Best Actor, Best Sound, Best Design Achievement, 1995
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