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Monday 31 October 2011

FAUST [1994]

Loosely based upon the legend of Doc..er...Faustus, Czech director Jan Švankmajer spins a creatively different take on the tale merging live action, claymation and giant marionettes with great results.
There are extended periods of no dialogue, with the exception of a few indecipherable mumbles and when there is speaking it's quite surreal.
It appears to be next to impossible to find a subtitled version of this film, so the English dubbing was my only option. To my surprise, the dubs were so flawless I had to check to see if it wasn't English to begin with.
It's classic Švankmajer, with traces of Kafka, Dali and Jim Henson thrown in the mix. If you're not familiar then this would be the perfect place to start.

4 clay babies beaten to a pulp out of 5

1 comment:

Dr Faustus said...

I've not got to watch all of this. I got interrupted. Svankmajer is always fun.