Faust
Horror
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1h 32m
Directed by Jan Švankmajer | 92 mins | 1994
Drawing on a cluster of iterations of the Faust legend but faithful to none, Švankmajer reimagines the tale of a man’s compact with the Devil through flights of dark, deranging fancy. The inimitable Czech surrealist deploys his trademark combination of live action and richly detailed stop-motion elements in this freak-out of a fable—his sophomore feature, following 1988’s "Alice".
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