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Il Mefistofele

Il Mefistofele

19892h 17m

Status

Released

Release

1989

Runtime

2h 17m

Storyline

"Ken Russell's modern interpretation of Arrigo Boito's Il Mefestefele"

Arrigo Boito's most known work is Il Mefestefele, first performed in 1868. Russell's modern interpretation presented by the Genoese Opera has Faust as an ageing hippy, who smokes marijuana and is tormented by his lost youth. Mephisto bets God that he can turn anyone to pagan life, even someone as innocent as Faust. It becomes a battle of good against evil in a flamboyant, surreal display of primary colours, PVC costumes, nurses with swastikas, rocket trips, love and even characters dressed as Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse.

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 17m
Jan 1, 1989
Languages
Italian
Director
Production Countries
Italy