La bellezza del diavolo
Regie:
René ClairDrehbuch:
René ClairKamera:
Michel KelberMusik:
Roman VladBesetzung:
Michel Simon, Gérard Philipe, Nicole Besnard, Simone Valère, Carlo Ninchi, Raymond Cordy, Tullio Carminati, Paolo Stoppa, Gaston Modot, Armand SalacrouInhalte(1)
Modernisierte Fassung des Faust-Stoffes; Faust steht darin für blinden Fortschrittsglauben: Mephisto verspricht Faust Weisheit und Jugend, um ihm hernach die Seele abzuluchsen. Ein Zigeunermädchen will ihn retten… (Verleiher-Text)
Kritiken (2)
The devil's beauty appeared several times in the 80s on Channel 2 as a representative of old French cinematography and every time it meant a film celebration for me. This Faustian comedy simply has the flair and elegance. Clair added briskness and witty dialogues to it. Michel Simon was a perfect, charismatic devil and Gérard Philipe incredibly likable Faust, so I forgave them the happy ending every time... Overall impression: 80%.
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An entertaining variation on Faust that is really nice with that French light humor, where it's not exaggerated at all, leaning towards drama rather than comedy. This is not supposed to be a slapstick, this is supposed to be a film that says something, that shows what people are like and what they are capable of doing when they have the opportunity.
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