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

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RESTORED DELUXE EDITIONMobilizing 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 VolkssageGermany / 1926 / 106 Min. / B&W / 1.33:1Directed by F.W. MurnauFrom the play by Johann Wolfgang GoetheProduced by Erich PommerPhotographed by Carl HoffmannWith Emil Jannings, Gösta Ekman, Camilla Horn, Wilhelm DieterleScore compiled from historic photoplay music by The Mont Alto Motion Picture OrchestraPrevious U.S. Release Version116 Min. / B&W / 1.33:1Music composed and conducted by Timothy BrockPerformed by The Olympia Chamber OrchestraProduced for video by David ShepardSpecial 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