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Faust

1994Movie1 h 37 min

75
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.3Letterboxd3.8/5Rotten Tomatoes73%90%
75
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.3Letterboxd3.8/5Rotten Tomatoes73%90%

Summary

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.

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  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults

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Fingerprint

  • Gets under your skin.
  • Pulls you in.
  • Feasts your eyes.
  • Makes you think.
  • Bends your mind.

Not for warmth, comfort or uplift.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

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Tropes

Jackass Geniein 112 titlesMephisto, having arranged things so Faust finally gets to have sex with Gretchen, arranges for her mother to catch them in the act, and also tells Valentin what's happening.The Power of Lovein 826 titlesMephisto thinks that he has won the bet and will rule over Earth.All 40 tropes

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