Topic: german cinema
Faust, us: The Goethe-Institute's "Faust" series features Murnau's 1926 version on April 15. (Photo courtesy Goethe-Institut)
The many faces of Faust
The Faust legend has resonated throughout cultures, genres and media for centuries—particularly in Germany, where it began. It was already popular in various literary and performance forms (notably Christopher Marlowe’s 1588 drama) long before Goethe wrote the most famous and influential of all interpretations, the two-part stage epic simply called Faust In honor of that work’s 200th anniversary, the Goethe-Institut is hosting a mini Faust-fest offering four memorable screen versions of the story.
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