Title: Visual madness
Product review: Jan Svankmajer's delirious take on Goethe, and Marlowe's Dr. Faustus. A visual attack of absurd situations, fusing live action with stop motion/puppet animation. Faust was the tale of a man who sold his soul to Satan's lieutenant, Mephistopheles. The naive doctor was promised a lifetime of alchemical powers and esoteric knowledge. This film showcases a modern day scenario of one man's struggle against the banality of our existence, and the lengths he will go to transcend it. It is the focus of one man's decision, and the consequence he must face for his foolish choice. Abstract, sinister, philosophical, and darkly humorous. Another classic from the master Czech surrealist.
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