Movies like Lesson Faust
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Lesson Faust (1994)
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Original name: Lekce Faust
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Czech Republic, France, UK, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A very free adaptation of Marlowe's 'Doctor Faustus', Goethe's 'Faust' and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. Svankmajer's Faust is a nondescript man who, after being lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay animation and giant puppets.
Style:
surreal, art house, experimental, philosophical, dark, claymation, cerebral, atmospheric, stylized, spiritual ...
Plot:
surrealism, faust, mythology, fantasy world, stop motion, deal with the devil, devil, occult, folk horror, pact with the devil, supernatural ability, temptation, dark humor, superhero, dancing, mental disorder, legend, philosophy, spirituality, darkness, trippy, folklore, puppet, art history, european ...
Time:
90s
Place:
prague, europe, central europe, czechoslovakia, tokyo, prague czechoslovakia
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Duration: 99 min.
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Story:
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Place:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: France
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
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