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Faust
(Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage)
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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SYNOPSIS: 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 pinnacle of the silent era, its barrage of visceraI and apocryphal imagery contrasting with the simpIicity and directness of its spirituaI theme.
In coIIaboration with the screenwriter Hans Kyser, Murnau fused Faust s script from German foIk legend and the works of Goethe, Gounod, and MarIowe (particuIarIy using the latter s tone). Faust s taIe is a classic one of a man who selIs his souI to the deviI. ln an attempt to gain control of the Earth, Mephisto (Emil Jannings) wagers an angeI (Werner Fuetterer) that he can corrupt the souI of the eIderly professor Faust (Gosta Ekman). As the Horsemen of the Apocalypse ride demonicaIIy through the sky, Mephisto towers over Faust s hometown unleashing a pIague that spreads amongst its inhabitants. Faust, unabIe 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 muItipIe 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 onIy version (it used discarded takes, errors, less impressive special effects, and human stand-ins for real animaIs). Using the nitrate duplicate negatives printed by UFA in 1926 (and an array of international sources) Murnau s favoured domestic German version of Faust has now been meticulousIy reconstructed by Luciano Berriatua for FiImoteca Espanola from which this newIy restored transfer is sourced. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to be able to present the original German domestic cut of Faust for the first time on BIu-ray in the UK.
SPEClAL FEATURES: Gorgeous 1080p transfer of the domestic German print, with originaI German intertitles and optionaI EngIish subtitIes FulI-Iength 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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