Rent Faust (2011)
3.2 of 5 from 71 ratings
2h 14min
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- Synopsis:
- Dr. Faust is a restless scholar, bored and disgusted by the filthy, mundane and money-driven society he inhabits. But after meeting a mysterious moneylender and a beautiful young girl his fate is irrevocably altered, sending him on a spiralling path of lust, greed and the will to power. Through intense, dreamlike camerawork Sokurov tackles the existential dilemmas of a chaotically surreal world.
- Actors:
- Johannes Zeiler, Anton Adasinsky, Isolda Dychauk, Georg Friedrich, Hanna Schygulla, Antje Lewald, Florian Brückner, Sigurður Skúlason, Maxim Mehmet, Andreas Schmidt, Oliver Bootz, Katrin Filzen, Prodromos Antoniadis, David Jonsson, Joel Kirby
- Directors:
- Aleksandr Sokurov
- Producers:
- Andrei Sigle
- Writers:
- Yuri Arabov, Aleksandr Sokurov, Marina Koreneva, Johann Wolfgang Goethe
- Others:
- Aleksander Sokurov
- Studio:
- Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
- Genres:
- Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- Lions on the Lido
- Countries:
- Germany
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/08/2012
- Run Time:
- 140 minutes
- Languages:
- German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (1) of Faust
As Bonkers as it is Boring... - Faust review by PV
I really wanted to like this film. I loved the story of Faustus, and have seen many versions on stage (Marlowe's Faustus) and is films. But this film was just 2 things: 1) bonkers; 2) boring. So yes, there was surreal arty camerawork.
Yes, the scenery and acting were fine. This is a German/Russian/Czech co-production I think, and was made at the Prague Barrandov studios - so we know that is quality. But really, this goes on and on and on, with typically pretentious arty European faffing about, before ending as confusingly as it began. I think I ordered this because it was recommended by a critic or was nominated for a prize at Cannes or somewhere. All I can say is: avoid unless you have the patience of a saint - though if you look arty films then you'll be in heaven. One for the most pretenious poseur film studies students... 1.5 stars.
For a REALLY great German film, rent out The Wave.
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