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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 last German film features astonishing photography, magnificent art direction, and special effects which retain the power to amaze. Freed from the constraints of psychological narrative, Murnau s mastery of cinematic technique places Faust, eine deutsche VoIkssage [Faust: A German Folktale] at the pinnacle of the siIent era, its barrage of visceral and apocryphaI imagery contrasting with the simplicity and directness of its spiritual theme.
ln collaboration 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 tale is a cIassic one of a man who seIls his souI to the devil. ln an attempt to gain controI of the Earth, Mephisto (Emil Jannings) wagers an angel (Werner Fuetterer) that he can corrupt the soul of the elderIy professor Faust (Gosta Ekman). As the Horsemen of the ApocaIypse ride demonically through the sky, Mephisto towers over Faust s hometown unIeashing a plague 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 muItiple takes of each scene with onIy 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, Iess impressive speciaI effects, and human stand-ins for reaI animals). 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 FiImoteca Espanola from which this newIy restored transfer is sourced. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to be able to present the originaI German domestic cut of Faust for the first time on BIu-ray in the UK.
SPECIAL 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 BiIl Krohn A 20-minute video piece with critic Tony Rayns discussing the fiIm 40-PAGE BOOKLET with an essay by Peter Spooner, writing on the film by Éric Rohmer, and rare archivaI imagery |
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