# Faust (2011)

> A restless German doctor enters a grotesque pact with a demonic moneylender, discovering that transcendent knowledge cannot quiet human desire.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/54501

## Facts

- Runtime: 140 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Drama
- Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
- Cast: Johannes Zeiler, Anton Adasinsky, Isolda Dychauk-Ott, Georg Friedrich, Hanna Schygulla, Florian Brückner, Antje Lewald, Maxim Mehmet
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1437357/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: grotesque, oppressive, dreamy, arthouse film night, literary adaptation viewing

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