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Faust
Overview
A doctor in early 19th-century Germany becomes infatuated with the sister of a man he unintentionally killed and bargains with the Devil incarnate to conjure their union in exchange for his soul.
Director and cast
- Aleksandr Sokurov Director
- Johannes Zeiler as Heinrich Faust
- Anton Adasinsky as Moneylender
- Isolda Dychauk as Margarete
- Georg Friedrich as Wagner
- Hanna Schygulla as Moneylender's Wife
- Florian Brückner as Valentin
- Antje Lewald as Margarete's Mother
- Maxim Mehmet as Valentins Freund
- Oliver Bootz as Valentins Freund
- Andreas Schmidt as Valentins Freund
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
63%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The movie expands in its frame, surpassing simple comprehension and continuing to grow in your mind - and perhaps to blow it - long after it's over.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
Fresh
Faust's worldview may be esoteric, but its vision is lucid.
Mark Jenkins, NPR
Fresh
Aleksandr Sokurov's demented, gunky take on the Faust legend tumbles from one scene into the next with loping, loopy energy.
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, AV Club
Fresh
Settle in, because this requires your charity, but you'll dream it all back up the next night.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
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