Faust (1994 film)

Faust (Czech: Lekce Faust, lit. 'Lesson Faust') is a 1994 live-action/animated film directed and written by Jan Švankmajer. An international co-production between the Czech Republic, France, the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany, the film merges live-action footage with stop-motion animation, including puppetry and claymation.

Faust
Directed byJan Švankmajer
Written byJan Švankmajer
Based onGoethe's Faust
Produced byJaromír Kallista
Starring
  • Petr Čepek
  • Jan Kraus
  • Vladimír Kudla
  • Antonin Zacpal
CinematographySvatopluk Malý
Edited byMarie Zemanová
Production
companies
  • Athanor
  • BBC
  • CNC
  • Pandora Filmproduktion
Distributed byLucernafilm - Beta
Release date
  • 10 September 1994 (1994-09-10)
Running time
97 minutes
Countries
  • Czech Republic
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Germany
LanguagesCzech
Latin
Box office$2.1 million

Produced by Jaromír Kallista, the film does not relate the legend of Faustus accurately according to the original, instead borrowing and blending elements from the plays by Goethe (1808–1832), and Marlowe (c. 1592–1593), with traditional folk renditions. It has elements of modernism and absurdism, and has a Kafkaesque atmosphere, enhanced by being set in Prague. The tone is dark, but humorous. The film was selected as the Czech entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

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