Faust
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66% Critic Match

Faust

6.6 / 10 2011 2h 20mNR German
FantasyDrama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Johannes Zeiler

Johannes Zeiler

Heinrich Faust

Lead
Anton Adasinsky

Anton Adasinsky

Moneylender

Isolda Dychauk-Ott

Isolda Dychauk-Ott

Margarete

Georg Friedrich

Georg Friedrich

Wagner

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Moneylender's Wife

Florian Brückner

Florian Brückner

Valentin

Antje Lewald

Antje Lewald

Margarete's Mother

Maxim Mehmet

Maxim Mehmet

Valentins Freund

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Aleksandr Sokurov's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Faust is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker