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Fausto 5.0 Details

2001

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Starring	Miguel Angel Sola, Eduard Fernandez, Najwa Nimri, Raquel Gonzalez
Director	Alex Olle, Isidor Ortiz
Genres	Horror, World Cinema

Fausto 5.0

From Barcelona's notorious and controversial La Fura Dels Baus comes the multiple-award winning Fausto 5.0, a contemporary and highly imaginative reworking of the Faustian legend in the tradition of Angel Heart and Jacob's Ladder. Dr. Fausto, a specialist in terminal medicine spends his entire life with patients on the brink of death. Whilst attending a medical conference, Dr. Fausto meets the mysterious Santos Vella, who claims to have once been his patient although Fausto has no memory of him. The charismatic Santos quickly becomes the Doctor's guide around the city, and re-introduces the jaded doctor to life and real experience, making a bold pact with the him to transform his desires into reality.

Prepare to join Fausto as he undergoes a horrifying and macabre journey through the psychosexual...

Starring	Miguel Angel Sola, Eduard Fernandez, Najwa Nimri, Raquel Gonzalez, Eduard Fernández
Director	Alex Olle, Isidor Ortiz
Studio	ARVATO SERVICES
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 30 mins
Certificate
Genres	Horror, World Cinema
Language	DVD: Spanish
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 2001 To Rent: DVD: 22 May 2006

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- This modern-day Spanish re-working of Goethe's Faust is the final part of a Faustian trilogy which also includes a play... read more on Time Out
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  Stunningly Creative
  
  This movie won't be for everyone because it doesn't feel the need to explain itself at every turn however what it does do is present us with a dazzling ... read more »
  
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  - Edinburgh
  - 14 Nov 2006 at 22:35
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  day in life of doctor Fausto
  
  Dr Fausto who is specialist in operating on patients who are likely to die is tired of life unable to see any living in it for himself. He almost commits ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 02 Aug 2011 at 16:40
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  Excellent Spanish art-house weirdness
  
  A true art film in that it looks stunning on the screen: all washed whites and blues and blue-red. Plus it has a well-told and intelligent (and non-obvious) way... read more »
  
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  Excellent
  
  Under the genre of horror but not really as you'd expect, it's a very well shot, cleverly written film. Once again another fine example of how much ... read more »
  
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  From Barcelona's notorious and controversial La Fura Dels Baus comes the multiple-award winning Fausto 5.0, a contemporary and highly imaginative reworking of the Faustian legend in the tradition of Angel Heart and Jacob's Ladder. Dr. Fausto, a specialist in terminal medicine spends his entire life ...