After making a pact with Mephistopheles, Goethe’s Faust finds . . . redemption and transcendence in the ideal of the Eternal-Feminine.
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Review by Julie C. Sheppard:
The short, The Redemption of Faust, is a glorious, multi-faceted production – – a modern re-telling of the famous tale, Faust. Every frame is a feast for the eyes and ears. It is unrelentingly beautiful. The cinematography moves at a rapid pace, recounting the experience of the central figure, in this case a gifted photographer. Shots quickly flick back and forth from night to day, to city vistas, to extreme close ups of faces, to wide drone shots. Text is masterfully narrated and sung, and sets the structure of the piece.
Sound in the project is equally impressive, with stormy eruptions, stirring choral voices and soft orchestral strains. The atmosphere at the water’s edge is eerie, as whispers are layered with a fervent feminine voice.
There is a strong spiritual essence as the central figure is eventually redeemed, despite a checkered past. It is a clever convention to bring this classic tale of sin and eventual salvation into a more recent era.
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