Alexandre SOKUROV Александр СОКУРОВ Alexandre SOKOUROV   Russia, 2011, 134 mn  Colour, fiction

Faust ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Фауст    Faust  Faust

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Plot synopsis

Sokurov’s version of Faust, based on the first part of Goethe’s play, has been reworked by the director’s established co-auteur, Yury Arabov, who won the 1999 Palme d’Or for the best script (for the movie Moloch). This new movie concludes the tetralogy about people and the course of history, which commenced with Moloch. The budget reached the €8 million mark, which is an unprecedented sum for an arthouse production in Russia. The lion’s share of the money was spent on re-creating historical costumes and sets. Shooting was done in the Czech Republic and on Iceland, while dubbing took place in Germany (the movie will be in German) and special effects work in Finland. The roles have been offered predominantly to European actors including Hanna Schygulla, who has starred in movies by Godard, Fassbinder, and Wenders. Cameraman Bruno Delbonnel worked on such vast projects as Amelie, Across the Universe and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The movie is now in post-production but the date of its world premiere has yet to be announced.

 

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Commentaries and bibliography

Aleksandr Sokurov: Faust (2011), Nancy CONDEE, kinokultura.com, 2012

Aleksandr Sokurov : Faust (2011), Birgit BEUMERS, kinokultura.com, 2011

 

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Selected in the following festivals :

- Strasbourg two weeks of Russian cinema, Strasbourg (France), 2013

- Cinémas russes à Montauban, Montauban (France), 2013

- "NIKA" Prizes, Moscow (Russia), 2013

- Sydney Film Festival, Sydney (Australia), 2012

- Melbourne International Film Festival, Melbourne (Australia), 2012

- The Russian Masters, Montreal (Canada), 2012

- Hong-Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong (China), 2012

- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic), 2012

- Helsinki International Film Festival, Helsinki (Finland), 2012

- Release in France of the film, Different cities (France), 2012-06-20

- Honfleur Russian Film Festival, Honfleur (France), 2012

- Les rencontres des cinémas d'Europe, Aubenas (France), 2012

- Russian Film Week in Paris : Regards de Russie, Paris (France), 2012

- Festival de films russes Kinorama au cinéma Royal de Biarritz, Biarritz (France), 2012

- Festival "Soirées du Cinéma Russe" à Bordeaux, Bordeaux (France), 2012

- Cycle Alexandre Sokourov au cinéma Grand Action, Paris (France), 2012

- The Dublin International Film Festival, Dublin (Ireland), 2012

- Tromso International Film Festival : TIFF, Tromso (Norway), 2012

- Sputnik nad Polska, Warsaw (Poland), 2012

- Annual award of the Guild of Historians of Cinema and Film Critics, Moscow (Russia), 2012

- Festival "Vivat Kino Rossii", St Petersburg (Russia), 2012

- Durban International Film Festival, Durban (Southern Africa), 2012

- Göteborg International Film Festival, Göteborg (Sweden), 2012

- Istanbul International Film Festival, Istanbul (Turkey), 2012

- Bradford International Film Festival, Bradford (United Kingdom), 2012

- Mar del Plata International Film Festival, Mar del Plata (Argentina), 2011

- Vienna International Film Festival (Viennale), Vienna (Austria), 2011

- Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Sao Paulo (Brazil ), 2011

- New Cinema Festival, Montreal (Canada), 2011

- Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto (Canada), 2011

- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival : PÖFF, Tallinn (Estonia), 2011

- Tbilisi International Film Festival, Tbilisi (Georgia), 2011

- Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Thessaloniki (Greece), 2011

- Reykjavik International Film Festival, Reykjavik (Iceland ), 2011

- Venice International Film Festival, Venice (Italy), 2011

- Busan International Film Festival : BIFF, Busan (Pusan) (Korea, South), 2011

- Sputnik nad Polska, Warsaw (Poland), 2011

- Lisbon and Estoril Film Festival, Estoril (Portugal), 2011

- International Film Festival Bratislava, Brastislava (Slovakia), 2011

- Russian Film Festival, London (United Kingdom), 2011

- The Times BFI London Film Festival, London (United Kingdom), 2011

- AFI Fest, Los Angeles (USA), 2011

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Photos and videos

 

A. Sokourov tourne Faust / A. Sokurov shoots Faust

 

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