Faust | |
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Directed by | Alexander Sokurov |
Screenplay by | Alexander Sokurov Marina Koreneva Yuri Arabov |
Based on | Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann |
Produced by | Andrey Sigle |
Starring | Johannes Zeiler Anton Adasinsky Isolda Dychauk Hanna Schygulla |
Cinematography | Bruno Delbonnel |
Edited by | Jörg Hauschild |
Music by | Andrey Sigle |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
Country | Russia |
Language | German |
Budget | € 8 million |
Box office | $2,121,258[1] |
Faust (Russian: Фауст) is a 2011 Russian film directed by Alexander Sokurov. Set in the 19th century, it is a free interpretation of the Faust legend and its respective literary adaptations by both Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1808) as well as Thomas Mann. The dialogue is in German. The film won the Golden Lion at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. At the 2012 Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards the film was awarded the prizes for Best Film, Best Director (Alexander Sokurov), Best Script (Yuri Arabov) and Best Male Supporting Actor (Anton Adasinsky).[2] It received generally positive reviews from critics.