Golem, the Spirit of Exile
By Amos Gitai
1992 | 105 min | Drama
An allegory of the Golem, a Jewish mythical creature personifying displacement and exile
Hanna Schygulla
ActorFilms
Faust
2011 | 134 min | Sci-Fi & Fantaisie
A despairing scholar sells his soul to Satan in exchange for one night with a beautiful young woman. Golden Lion at Venice's Mostra. Employing elaborate camera movements, a dense soundscape, intricate production design and spectacular locations, FAUST conjures up a unique and phantasmagoric vision of the Faustian legend. Faust, played by Johannes Zeiler, is a man in search of the ideals of the Enlightenment but he becomes obsessed with the lovely Magarethe and eventually sells his soul to the Devil ...