Miss Faust (1909)
Original title: Mademoiselle Faust
Facts
Director | Camille de Morlhon |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Titles |
(Original)
Mademoiselle Faust
(Country Spesific)
Solgt sig til Satan
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Production | |
Distribution |
(France)
Pathé Frères
(USA)
Pathé Frères
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Other |
(US Import)
Pathé Frères
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Categories
Angels Based on Play Beauty Black and White Drama Duel Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Lost Film Pact with the Devil Punishment Romance Short Silent Film Temptation The Devil Trick Film DramaRomanceShortAngels, Based on Play, Beauty, Black and White, Duel, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Lost Film, Pact with the Devil, Punishment, Silent Film, Temptation, The Devil, Trick FilmDescriptions
In the first picture Miss Faust is seen bemoaning the fact that she is no longer young and beautiful, when all at once a happy thought comes to her and she decides to call up the infernal regions and inform old Satan that she will sell him her soul if he will only gratify her wish to possess youth and beauty again. The jolly old creature takes her seriously and pays a visit to her home where the bargain is completed. We next see her transformed into a beautiful young girl gazing on a vision of her future lover, a dashing fellow riding a bicycle. This is only a vision, however, which Satan has called up, but which had so fascinated Miss Faust that she starts out immediately to find the reality. Her love affair is an extremely eventful one garnished with auto rides with a good guardian angel as chauffeur. Her trials as well as joys are many, but her greatest annoyer is old Satan, who is continually reminding her of the bargain she made with him. Good eventually overcomes evil, however, and we see Miss Faust entering paradise with her lover, where the angels give her a hearty welcome and all bids fair for her eternal happiness, while old Satan, angry and disgusted, returns to his home in the warmer regions.
Source: Moving Picture World
This beautifully colored film is a very amusing satire on the story of Faust and must be seen in order to be appreciated, as the many funny incidents which occur are difficult to describe. The whole story is burlesqued by competent artists in such a clever manner that the absurdity of some of the situations is vastly amusing.
Source: The Film Index - May 29, 1909
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Cast
Crew
Segundo de Chomón | - | Cinematography |
Camille de Morlhon | - | Writer |
Camille de Morlhon | - | Director |
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe | - | Author (Play) |