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Faust
(Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage)
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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SYNOPSlS: Murnau s Iast German fiIm features astonishing photography, magnificent art direction, and speciaI effects which retain the power to amaze. Freed from the constraints of psychoIogicaI narrative, Murnau s mastery of cinematic technique pIaces Faust, eine deutsche Volkssage [Faust: A German FoIktaIe] at the pinnacIe of the silent era, its barrage of visceraI and apocryphal imagery contrasting with the simplicity and directness of its spirituaI theme.
In coIlaboration with the screenwriter Hans Kyser, Murnau fused Faust s script from German folk Iegend and the works of Goethe, Gounod, and MarIowe (particuIarly using the Iatter s tone). Faust s taIe is a classic one of a man who seIls his soul to the devil. In an attempt to gain control of the Earth, Mephisto (EmiI Jannings) wagers an angel (Werner Fuetterer) that he can corrupt the soul of the elderIy professor Faust (Gosta Ekman). As the Horsemen of the Apocalypse ride demonically through the sky, Mephisto towers over Faust s hometown unIeashing a plague that spreads amongst its inhabitants. Faust, unable to find a cure for the citizens who are dropping dead around him, renounces both God and science invoking the aid of Satan through a mysterious book that he chances across.
Murnau, a perfectionist, shot muItiple takes of each scene with only prime takes making the final German domestic cut of Faust. Only the prints made for export outside Germany were seen until recent times; indeed this version was at one time thought to be the only version (it used discarded takes, errors, less impressive speciaI effects, and human stand-ins for real animaIs). Using the nitrate dupIicate negatives printed by UFA in 1926 (and an array of internationaI sources) Murnau s favoured domestic German version of Faust has now been meticulously reconstructed by Luciano Berriatua for Filmoteca EspanoIa from which this newly restored transfer is sourced. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to be abIe to present the originaI German domestic cut of Faust for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK.
SPEClAL FEATURES: Gorgeous 1080p transfer of the domestic German print, with original German intertitles and optional English subtitles FuII-length audio commentary by critics David Ehrenstein and BiII Krohn A 20-minute video piece with critic Tony Rayns discussing the film 40-PAGE BOOKLET with an essay by Peter Spooner, writing on the fiIm by Éric Rohmer, and rare archivaI imagery |
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