Faust
Country
Austria-HungaryCopyright
1913Production year
1913Premiere
28 November 1913Runtime
8 minDirector
Stanislav HlavsaCategory
filmGenre
operaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionshortOriginal title
FaustCzech title
FaustEnglish title
FaustSynopsis
A recording of the first act of the opera Faust and Margaret by Charles Gounod. Old Faust reflects on the futility of life and tries to poison himself. Mephistopheles appears and offers him the elixir of youth. Faust grows young again. At the close of the film Mr Hlavsa, (Mephistopheles) with his make-up removed, bows to the camera.
Note
An attempt at a "sound" film. The screening was accompanied by the voice of Stanislav Hlavsa, an artist and a small-time opera singer who stood next to the screen and performed both the tenor part (Faust) and the bass part (Mephistopheles). The musical accompaniment was directed by the bandleader J. Tyl. In this form, the film was probably presented for the first time from November 28 to December 4, 1913 in the Minuta cinema in Vinohrady.
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Original Title
Faust
Czech Title
Faust
English Title
Faust
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
opera
Origin country
Austria-Hungary
Copyright
1913
Production Year
1913
Premiere
premiere 28 November 1913 (kino Minuta /1 týden/, Praha)
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Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
8 min
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,33
Colour
tinting, black & white
Sound
silent
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
without dialogue
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Intertitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech, German
