Animated Allegory: FAUST
Fri, Sep 18
|Virtual Cinema
A visually fantastic combination of live-action, claymation, puppet theatre, and stop-motion animation, Jan Švankmajer’s version of the infamous fable of Dr Faustus borrows freely from Marlowe, Goethe, ancient folktales and timeless myths to offer a completely new interpretation.
Time & Location
Sep 18, 2020, 12:00 AM – Oct 02, 2020, 11:59 PM
Virtual Cinema
About the event
Tickets are $10, for 72 hours of access. Streaming Link: https://kimstimvirtual.vhx.tv/products/faust-at-epsilon-spires
Faust (1994). Directed by Jan Švankmajer. 97 min. | In Czech, with English subtitles.
Jan Švankmajer's version of the infamous fable of temptation uses a visually fantastic combination of live-action, claymation, puppet theatre, and stop-motion animation to resemble the subconscious experience of a dream. In interviews Švankmajer has explained the political implications of the film, that passivity in accepting oppressive structures are what leads this contemporary Faust to damnation.
"Although the story was originally intended as a morality play, the themes of external manipulation and powerlessness are key in this version of Faust. While Marlowe and Goethe’s protagonists aim to be masters of their own destinies, Švankmajer’s Faust seems (at times literally) guided by puppet-masters."- David Heslin, Senses of Cinema
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyW46Pbsp9k
“A FILM WHICH GALVANISES THE MIND AND ASTONISHES THE EYE. IN A WORD, MAGIC.