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ERA
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Released 15 years ago.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Faust
2011 2h 20m DE
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SOLID
★6.6TMDB · 214
FantasyDrama
Synopsis
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A doctor in early 19th-century Germany becomes infatuated with the sister of a man he unintentionally killed and bargains with the Devil incarnate to conjure their union in exchange for his soul.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Johannes Zeiler
Heinrich Faust
Anton Adasinsky
Moneylender
Isolda Dychauk-Ott
Margarete
Georg Friedrich
Wagner
Hanna Schygulla
Moneylender's Wife
Florian Brückner
Valentin
Antje Lewald
Margarete's Mother
Maxim Mehmet
Valentins Freund
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Aleksandr Sokurov
- Writers
- Marina Koreneva, Aleksandr Sokurov
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Russia
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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DIRECTOR
Did you know
Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov, shot by Bruno Delbonnel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Andrey Sigle. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
MoodPlayr · trivia#03
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ERA
Did you know
Johannes Zeiler and Anton Adasinsky and Isolda Dychauk-Ott carry the top of the cast.
MoodPlayr · trivia#04
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1437357 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Aleksandr Sokurov directs. Bruno Delbonnel behind the camera. Andrey Sigle scores. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 15 years ago.
- 2Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov, shot by Bruno Delbonnel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Andrey Sigle. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Johannes Zeiler and Anton Adasinsky and Isolda Dychauk-Ott carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt1437357 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Classified under 25 themes, including "small town", "germany", "love at first sight", "beauty".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Bruno Delbonnel
- Original score
- Andrey Sigle
- Production design
- Elena Zhukova
- Costume design
- Lidiya Kryukova
- VFX supervisor
- Alexey Gusev
- Runtime
- 140 min · 2h 20m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $14,400,000
- Original language
- DE
- IMDB
- Faust (2011)
Awards
- Golden Lion
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Aleksandr Sokurov
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Proline Film
RU
Key crew
- ProducerAndrey Sigle
- Costume DesignLidiya Kryukova
- Visual Effects SupervisorAlexey Gusev
- Sound EditorAndrei Fonin
- GafferKriz David
- First Assistant CameraJan Carda
- Supervising Sound EditorMakar Akhpashev
- GafferIngvar Stefánsson
- First Assistant CameraFrantišek Novák
- BookYuriy Arabov
- Special Effects SupervisorKamil Jafar
- Theatre PlayJohann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Production DesignElena Zhukova
- Visual Effects SupervisorTuomo Hintikka
- CastingKristin Diehle
- Casting AssociateAndrea Brabin
- Still PhotographerJiří Hanzl
- Executive ProducerAlexey Kozlov
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- small town
- germany
- love at first sight
- beauty
- autopsy
- pact with the devil
- faust
- beautiful woman
- doctor
- falling in love
- older man younger woman relationship
- young woman
- devil
- dissection
- death of brother
- folklore
- based on myths, legends or folklore
- 19th century
- myth
- accident or murder
- human experiment
- scientific experiment
- mother and daughter
- deal with the devil
- german folklore
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2011-11-15
Also known as
International titles
- 浮士德：魔鬼的誘惑TW
- 파우스트KR
- 浮士德-魔鬼的誘惑TW
