Petr Čepek
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Faust (Czech: Lekce Faust, lit. 'Lesson Faust') is a 1994 live-action/animated film directed and written by Jan Švankmajer.An international co-production between the Czech Republic, France, the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany, the film merges live-action footage with stop-motion animation, including puppetry and claymation.
Apr 7, 1995 · Faust: Directed by Jan Svankmajer. With Petr Cepek, Jan Kraus, Vladimír Kudla, Antonin Zacpal. An ordinary man is lured into a strange puppet theatre by a map and finds himself embroiled in a production of the Faustian legend.
- (4.3K)
- Animation, Comedy, Drama
- Jan Svankmajer
- 1995-04-07
In this classic of silent cinema, the demon Mephisto (Emil Jannings) makes a bet with an archangel that a good man's soul can be corrupted. Mephisto sets his sights on the thoughtful old alchemist ...
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- Gösta Ekman
- F.W. Murnau
- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Sep 1, 2022 · Faust is Jan Švankmajer’s first feature-length film and his most ambitious work since his adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in 1988. Its action moves between puppets, animated models and ‘real’ actors to create a brilliant mix out of the traditional marionette theatre of Eastern Europe and life in post-communist Prague.
Synopsis. 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. A nondescript man is lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, where he finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors ...
- 97 min
Faust (1994 film) Jan Švankmajer’s film Faust was made in the Czech Republic in 1994. It merges live-action footage with stop-motion footage and includes imaginative puppetry and claymation. Faust is portrayed by Petr Čepek. The film was produced by Jaromír Kallista. Although the film does not serve to accurately portray the Faustus legend ...
