Faust

2004 2h 39m FR

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Synopsis

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David McVicar's spectacular production of Charles Gounod’s Faust, featuring a divine cast of opera’s superstars: Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Bryn Terfel, Simon Keenlyside and Sophie Koch – recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 19 June 2004.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Angela Gheorghiu
Marguerite
Roberto Alagna
Faust
Bryn Terfel
Méphistophélès
Simon Keenlyside
Valentin
Sophie Koch
Siébel
Della Jones
Marthe
Matthew Rose
Wagner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David McVicar
Writers: Jules Barbier, Michel Carré, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Languages: French

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 159 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Charles Gounod. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna and Bryn Terfel carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1954436 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

David McVicar directs. Charles Gounod scores. Dialogue in French.

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1Clocks in at 159 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Charles Gounod. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna and Bryn Terfel carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1954436 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.