Jan Švankmajer's film Faust was made in the Czech Republic (a part of the former Czechoslovakia) in 1994. It merges live-action footage with stop-motion footage and includes imaginative puppetry and claymation. Faust is portrayed by Petr Čepek. The film was produced by Jaromír Kallista. Although the film does not serve to accurately portray the Faustus legend, it utilizes the legend in a rather imaginative way, borrowing and blending elements from the story as told by Goethe and Christopher Marlowe with traditional folk renditions. It has a distinctly Modernist, Absurdist, Kafkaesque feel, especially with the setting in Prague. The tone is dark but humorous. Jan Å vankmajer - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Stop motion is an animation technique which makes static objects appear to be moving. ... A puppeteer is a person who manipulates a puppet or marionette, either by the use of strings, wires or their hands, for a stage production or film. ... The term Claymation is a registered trademark created by Will Vinton Studios to describe their clay animated movies. ... Faust or Faustus is the protagonist of a popular German tale that has been used as the basis for many different fictional works. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (pronounced [gø tə]) (August 28, 1749–March 22, 1832) was a German writer, politician, humanist, scientist, and philosopher. ... An anonymous portrait, often believed to show Christopher Marlowe Christopher (Kit) Marlowe (baptised February 26, 1564 – May 30, 1593) was an English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. ...

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