
The Damnation of Faust (1903)
Original title: Faust aux enfers












Facts
Director | Georges Méliès |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Titles |
(Alternative)
Faust in Hell
(Original)
Faust aux enfers
(Country Spesific)
The Condemnation of Faust
|
Production |
(France)
Georges Méliès
(France)
Star-Film
|
Distribution |
(USA, 1909)
Alfred L. Harstyn & Co.
(USA, 1903)
Georges Méliès
(USA, 1904)
S. Lubin
(France)
Star-Film
|
Categories
Based on Play Black and White Condemnation Dance Demons Drama Fantasy Gothic Hell Horror Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Mythology Pact with the Devil Short Silent Film The Devil Trick Film Vision DramaFantasyHorrorShortBased on Play, Black and White, Condemnation, Dance, Demons, Gothic, Hell, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Mythology, Pact with the Devil, Silent Film, The Devil, Trick Film, VisionDescription
A grand fantastical fantasy in 15 motion tableaux, inspired by Berlioz’s celebrated song poem. Even though this film was filmed first as number 527-533 in the Star Film catalog, this is actually a continuation of the later filmed "Faust and Marguerite"(1904) numbered 562. "Faust and Marguerite" ends with the devil taking Faust to hell, while "The Damnation of Faust" is where it begins.

15 Scenes















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Cast
Georges Méliès | - | Mephistopholes |
Crew
Georges Méliès | - | Production Design |
Georges Méliès | - | Producer |
Georges Méliès | - | Writer |
Hector Berlioz | - | Writer (Poem) |
Georges Méliès | - | Director |
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe | - | Writer (Play) |
Reviews
The Damnation of Faust is a really good Faust film as it is one of the first lengthy ones, covering 15 scenes. This does not hinder Georges Méliès to experiment and try out a handful of new effects. I would say the movie is a bit boring in the sense that there are so many scenes with Mephistoles dragging Faust along through hell, but luckily there are pauses with ballets and monsters in waterfalls in their descent until the grand finale.