Film screening: Faust by Alexander Sokurov

Film screening: Faust by Alexander Sokurov (2011)

Faust 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 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).

Cast

Johannes Zeiler as Faust
Anton Adasinsky as Moneylender (Mephistopheles)
Isolda Dychauk as Gretchen
Georg Friedrich as Wagner
Hanna Schygulla as the Moneylender’s’wife’