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 instalments 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
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
- 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
- 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
References
- ^ a b c d Herrero 2007, p. 140.
- ^ Empire magazine
- ^ "La Fura dels Baus website". Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ^ Herrero, Carmen (2007). "Paisajes urbanos y 'no lugares' en el thriller español contemporáneo: Fausto 5.0 y La caja 507". Romance Studies. 25 (2): 146. doi:10.1179/174581507x192983.
- ^ Peter Bradshaw, Review in The Guardian, 6 June 2003
- ^ Fausto 5.0, IMDb: plot summary
- ^ Faust 5.0, The New York Times
- ^ "Méliès d'Or". melies.org. European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ a b Fausto 5.0, IMDb: awards
External links
- Fausto 5.0 at IMDb
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