Fausto 5.0
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| Screenplay by | Fernando León de Aranoa |
| Based on | Faust by Goethe |
| Produced by | Eduardo Campoy Alicia Gallardo Ramón Vidal |
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| Cinematography | Pedro del Rey |
| Edited by | Manel J. Frasquiel |
| Music by | Josep Maria Sanou Toni M. Mir |
| Distributed by | Lauren Films |
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Running time | 93 mins |
| Country | Spain |
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Fausto 5.0 is a 2001 Spanish psychological thriller[1] film directed by Àlex Ollé, Carlos Padrissa and Isidro Ortiz from a screenplay by Fernando León de Aranoa. It stars Miguel Ángel Solá, Eduard Fernández, and Najwa Nimri.
Fausto 5.0 is the last part of a trilogy dedicated to the figure of Faust. The first two installments were F@ust 3.0 (originally a play) and The Damnation of Faust (originally an opera).[2] All three films were developed for the screen by La Fura dels Baus, an experimental theatre group from Barcelona.[3]
Plot
[edit | edit source]The plot takes place in Barcelona.[4] A doctor – Fausto – on the verge of a nervous breakdown, meets a former patient – Santos Vella – who promises to grant his every wish. Reality starts dissolving and Fausto begins to lose control.[5][6][7]
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Miguel Ángel Solá as Doctor Fausto[1]
- Eduard Fernández as Santos Vella[1]
- Najwa Nimri as Julia[1]
- Irene Montalà
- Juan Fernández
- Raquel González
Awards
[edit | edit source]- Méliès d'Or Award, 2002 (among others) for the best European fantasy film[8]
- International Fantasy Film Award (Best Film), Fantasporto 2002[9]
- Grand Prize, Gérardmer Film Festival 2002[9]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d Herrero 2007, p. 140.
- ^ Empire magazine
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- ^ Peter Bradshaw, Review in The Guardian, 6 June 2003
- ^ Fausto 5.0, IMDb: plot summary
- ^ Faust 5.0, The New York Times
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- ^ a b Fausto 5.0, IMDb: awards
External links
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- 2001 films
- 2000s Spanish-language films
- 2000s Catalan-language films
- Spanish fantasy films
- Spanish horror films
- 2001 fantasy films
- 2001 horror films
- Films based on European myths and legends
- Films based on Goethe's Faust
- 2000s Spanish films
- Films set in Barcelona
- Spanish psychological thriller films
- 2001 psychological thriller films
- 2000s Spanish film stubs
- 2000s horror film stubs