Faust (F.W. Murnau, Restored Deluxe Edition)

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RESTORED DELUXE EDITION Mobilizing the full resources of the Ufa Studios, F.W. Murnau (Nosferatu, Sunrise) orchestrated a colossal adaptation of Goethe's FAUST that ranks alongside Fritz Lang's Metropolis as the greatest achievement of the German silent cinema. Gösta Ekman stars as the titular alchemist who, struggling with his faith amidst a devastating plague, is offered the power to cure and the gift of youth...in exchange for his soul. As the diabolical Mephisto, Emil Jannings (The Last Laugh) delivers a performance of operatic scale and intensity, by turns charming, comical, and horrific. This special Kino edition contains the Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation’s meticulous restoration of the original German version of the film (with unique hand-painted intertitles), as well as a lengthier alternate cut prepared by the Ufa Studios in 1930. FAUST: Eine deutsche Volkssage Germany / 1926 / 106 Min. / B&W / 1.33:1 Directed by F.W. Murnau From the play by Johann Wolfgang Goethe Produced by Erich Pommer Photographed by Carl Hoffmann With Emil Jannings, Gösta Ekman, Camilla Horn, Wilhelm Dieterle Score compiled from historic photoplay music by The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra Previous U.S. Release Version 116 Min. / B&W / 1.33:1 Music composed and conducted by Timothy Brock Performed by The Olympia Chamber Orchestra Produced for video by David Shepard Special Features: • Piano score by Perez de Azpeitia, adapted from the original 1926 orchestral arrangement • Orchestral score by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra • Orchestral score by Timothy Brock, performed by the Olympia Chamber Orchestra (U.S. Release version) • "The Language of Shadows: Faust" (53-minute documentary on the making of the film and its subsequent restoration) • Screen test footage of Ernst Lubitsch's abandoned 1923 production Marguerite and Faust