Faust ★★★★☆

"a thoroughly entertaining investigation into the existence of the soul and its uses"

Acclaimed Russian director Alexander Sokurov looks set to divide audiences at this year's 55th BFI London Film Festival with his deeply profound, Venice Golden Lion-winning variation on Goethe's tragedy Faust (2011) - an unique and transcendental adaptation, with all the characteristic flare and style we've come to expect from this pioneering director.

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