This European fantasy features excellent and surprisingly imaginative clay animation combined with live-action to tell the story of a man who sells his soul to Satan without the benefit of a lawyer. Initially, Faust does not rise to the bait presented by Mephistopheles' assistants who encode their offers in commuter-maps handed out at a Prague subway exit. Instead he accidently calls Mephistopheles himself. With the Devil's favorite minion, Faust agrees to sell his soul in exchange for 24 pleasure-filled years. The bargain is sealed, but Faust doesn't get what he bargained for. First he is turned into an actor, then he is turned into a puppet. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Jan Svankmajer's visionary adaptation of Goethe's classic fable gets a modest presentation on DVD. Faust has been given a full-frame transfer at the aspect ratio of 1.33:1, while the audio, dubbed into English, has been mastered in Dolby Digital Mono. No bonus features or language options have been included. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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