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. A nondescript man is lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, where he finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay animation and giant puppets.
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Drama
Stars: Petr Čepek, Jan Kraus, Jiří Suchý, Vladimír Kudla, Antonín Zacpal, Viktorie Knotková
Crew: Christopher Marlowe (Theatre Play), Jan Švankmajer (Author), Christian Dietrich Grabbe (Novel), Jan Švankmajer (Director), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Theatre Play), Jan Švankmajer (Art Direction)
Country: Czech Republic, France, United Kingdom
Language: Český, Latin
Studio: BBC, ATHANOR, Heart of Europe Prague K Productions, Kominsk, Lumen Films, Pandora Cinema, CNC
Runtime: 97 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 10, 1994
IMDb: 3.5
