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German actor Werner Fuetterer on a vintage postcard

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Once a Great Lady (Einmal eine große Dame sein) (1934) Gerhard Lamprecht

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Faust (F.W. Murnau, 1926)

Cast: Gösta Ekman, Emil Jannings, Camilla Horn, Frida Richard, William Dieterle, Yvette Guilbert, Eric Barclay, Hanna Ralph, Werner Fuetterer. Screenplay and titles: Gerhart Hauptmann, Hans Kyser, based on a play by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Cinematography: Carl Hoffmann. Art direction: Robert Herlth, Walter Röhrig. Film editing: Effi Bötrich. 

Power corrupts, as we knew long before Lord Acton so nicely formulated it for us. It's the truth underlying so many myths, from the Garden of Eden to the Nibelungenlied to the Faust legend. Goethe's Faust is a philosophical poem, a closet drama not designed for stage or film, but that hasn't prevented playwrights, opera librettists, or screenwriters from making the attempt. F.W. Murnau's version is probably the most distinguished cinematic attempt, but not because of its fidelity to the source. Murnau's version works because it concentrates on the power struggle, initially between Good, as represented by the archangel (Werner Fuetterer), and Evil, as represented by Mephisto (Emil Jannings), and later by the attempt of Faust (Gösta Ekman) to obtain mastery over Time. It begins with a wager, borrowed from the book of Job, between the archangel and Mephisto, over whom Faust's soul will belong to. Then it eventually devolves into what is the core of most dramatic treatments of Goethe's story, the seduction of Gretchen (Camilla Horn), with the aid of Mephisto. In the end, both Gretchen and Faust are redeemed by his willingness to sacrifice himself, an abnegation of power. But that too-familiar story is distinguished by Murnau's staging of it, with the significant help of Carl Hoffmann's cinematography and the art direction of Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. This is one of the most beautiful of silent films because of the interplay between light and dark, a superb evocation of the paintings of Rembrandt in the composition and lighting of scenes. The tone of the film is set near the beginning by the spectacular image of a gigantic Mephisto looming over a German town, which clearly influenced the similar scene in the "Night on Bald Mountain" sequence of Walt Disney's Fantasia (1940). Jannings manages to be both sinister and gross as Mephisto -- the latter mode most in evidence in his scenes with Gretchen's lustful Aunt Marthe (Yvette Guilbert). (If Guilbert looks familiar it's because, as a Parisian cabaret singer during the Belle Époque, she was the subject of numerous portraits by Toulouse-Lautrec.) This was the last of Murnau's films in Germany: The following year he moved to Hollywood, where he made probably his greatest film, Sunrise. He was soon followed to America by the actor who played Gretchen's brother, Valentin, William Dieterle, who became a prominent Hollywood director.

Top: Yvette Guilbert and Emil Jannings in Faust. Bottom: Yvette Guilbert by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

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Halloween Horror Movie Review: Faust (1926)

Title: Faust Release Date: 14 October 1926 Director: F. W. Murnau Production Company: Ufa Main Cast: Gösta Ekman as Faust Emil Jannings as Mephisto Camilla Horn as Gretchen Frida Richard as Gretchen’s mother William Dieterle as Valentin, Gretchen’s brother Yvette Guilbert as Marthe Schwerdtlein, Gretchen’s aunt Eric Barclay as Duke of Parma Hanna Ralph as Duchess of Parma Werner Fuetterer as…

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FAUST (1926) – Episode 145 – Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era

“Poor Faust, why do you seek death when you have not yet lived?” That does seem kind of backward. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Whitney Collazo, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr, along with guest host Ralph Miller – as they head for the realm of silent horror with F.W. Murnau’s Faust (1926). Care to make a bargain?

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 145 – Faust (1926)

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The demon Mephisto has a bet with an Archangel that he can corrupt a righteous man’s soul and destroy in him what is divine. If he succeeds, the Devil will win dominion over the earth.

  Director: F.W. Murnau

Writers: Gerhart Hauptmann (titles), Hans Kyser (titles), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (play “Faust”) (as Johann Wolfgang Goethe)

Producer: Erich Pommer

Cinematographer: Carl Hoffmann

Selected Cast:

Gösta Ekman as Faust

Emil Jannings as Mephisto

Camilla Horn as Gretchen

Frida Richard as Gretchen’s mother

William Dieterle as Valentin, Gretchen’s brother

Yvette Guilbert as Marthe Schwerdtlein, Gretchen’s aunt

Eric Barclay as Duke of Parma

Hanna Ralph as Duchess of Parma

Werner Fuetterer as Archangel

Featuring innovative special effects for the time, Faust, directed by F.W. Murnau (Nosferatu, 1922), is one of the preeminent examples of German expressionism. Faust is Murnau’s final German film before heading to the U.S. where he would make three more films before passing in 1931 at the young age of 42. In the movie, Mephisto sets out to prove to an Archangel that he can corrupt a man’s soul. An early example of superb cinema and intellectual horror, it is a must-see indeed. Check out what the Grue-Crew thinks of this true masterpiece. 

At the time of this writing, Faust can be streamed from the Classic Horror Movie Channel, Kanopy, and Hoopla, as well as various subscription and PPV options. The movie is also available on physical media as a Blu-ray from Kino Lorber’s Kino Classics line. If you haven’t yet experienced Faust, there is no time like the present.

If silent films are your thing, you might want to check out these episodes of the Classic Era focusing on silent horror films:

THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1920) – Episode 13 

NOSFERATU (1922) – Episode 21

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925) – Episode 42

THE CAT AND THE CANARY (1927) – Episode 60

HÄXAN (1922) – Episode 79

PHANTOM CARRIAGE (1921) – Episode 85

THE GOLEM (1920) – Episode 99

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule is one chosen by Jeff. In honor of Raquel Welch’s passing on 15 February 2023, the crew’s next topic will be Fantastic Voyage (1966). Despite what you might think, the film is not based on an Isaac Asimov novel. It does, however, feature Oscar-winning special effects along with performances from Donald Pleasance and a bevy of top-notch character actors.

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Films watched in 2020.

368: Faust (F.W. Murnau, 1926)

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“The Gates of Hell are opened and the horrors of the masses plague the earth...”

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Faust (1926)

Director - F. W. Murnau, Cinematography - Carl Hoffmann

"All things in heaven and on earth are wonderful! But the greatest miracle of all is man's freedom to choose between good and evil!"

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Faust

directed by F.W. Murnau, 1926

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Faust (1926) dir. F.W. Murnau 

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Faust - Eine Deutsche Volkssage Fausto - Um Conto Alemão Alemanha - 1926 - pb - 116 min Direção: F.W. Murnau Roteiro: J. W. Goethe, Gerhart Hauptmann, Hans Kyser, Christopher Marlowe Elenco: Emil Jannings, Gösta Ekman, Camilla Horn, Frida Richard, William Dieterle, Yvette Guilbert, Eric Barclay, Hanna Ralph, Werner Fuetterer Gênero: drama, fantasia, horror Idioma: mudo com legendas em português Sinopse: Baseado na famosa peça de Goethe, temos Fausto, um velho alquimista que vê sua cidade ser assolada pela peste negra. Vendo tanta morte, começa a pensar sobre sua própria finitude. Ele então evoca Mefistofeles, e lhe pede sua juventude de volta. O demônio a garante, em troca de sua alma. Link do filme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-gVGiVoIcc #QuarentenaArteUFSC @secarte @cineparedao @cinecluberogeriosganzerla @cineufsc https://www.instagram.com/p/CEIskQmgt8x/?igshid=1b15yfgqlo5lh

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German actor Werner Fuetterer on a vintage postcard

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Werner Fuetterer in profile.

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Werner Fuetterer in Faust directed by F.W. Murnau, 1926

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“Faust” 1926. 

Werner Fuetterer as Archangel. 

Directed by F. W. Murnau. 

Cinematography: Carl Hoffman. 

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Faust (F.W. Murnau / 1926)