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Ken Russell's fever-dream opera where the Devil gets ALL the best notes.
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Faust (1985)

Baroque excessSatanic glam rockOperatic chaos

Overview

FantasyHorrorTV MovieMusic

In an epic tale of good versus evil, Faust sells his soul to the Devil and tries to save Marguerite from an eternity in Hell.

Flag of ATATFrench
Content warning
based on novel or bookmusicalhelllive theatrebased on play or musicalfilmed operafaust
Moral corruptionRedemption's costIntellectual prideToxic love

Standout Aspects

Direction

Russell turns opera into horror-fantasy hallucination.

Acting

Raimondi's Mephistopheles: seductive, terrifying, weirdly sexy.

Production

Hellscape sets that would make Bosch jealous.

Best for:Solo: You need zero distractions for this 176-minute fever dream.·Theater: Originally filmed live—crank volume, pretend you're in Vienna.·Rewatch: Russell's visual madness rewards repeat viewings.
Heads up:Disturbing: Ken Russell being Ken Russell—body horror in opera form.·Emotional: Marguerite's fate is genuinely devastating.
Ken Russell

Director

Ken Russell

ReleasedJun 1, 1985
Runtime2h 56m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
ORF
Wiener Staatsoper

Top Cast

Francisco Araiza

Francisco Araiza

Faust

Ruggero Raimondi

Ruggero Raimondi

Méphistophélès

Alfred Šramek

Alfred Šramek

Wagner

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Russell filmed this live at the Vienna State Opera in 1985, capturing actual performance pressure under his cinematic madness.

Cultural

This Faust emerged during Russell's 'exile' period after studio battles—opera became his unrestricted playground.

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