The Last Faust

The Last Faust
close up of Steven Berkoff is shown who looks from the above at 5 film characters making a group handshake like in 2017 Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) conference
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
  • Philipp Humm
  • Ellen Elkin
Based onFaust
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Produced by
  • Philipp Humm
  • Daniele Mah
Starring
CinematographyDominik Wieschermann
Edited byDominik Wieschermann
Music byFlorian Siegmund
Release date
  • 2 December 2019 (2019-12-02)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Last Faust is a 2019 feature art film written and directed by the German artist Philipp Humm.[1] Set in 2059, it is a contemporary interpretation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 1808 Faust and the first film directly based on both parts of the tragedy.[2] It stars English actors Steven Berkoff (Dr. Goodfellow) and, Martin Hancock (Faust). Its music is based on Richard Wagner with tracks from Swiss electronic music duo Yello.[1]

The film is part of a bigger project with the same name - The Last Faust, it is Humm's Gesamtkunstwerk (total works of art) and "entails more than 150 artworks including a feature artfilm, an illustrated novella and collections of drawings, sculptures, fine art photographs and paintings."[3]

  1. ^ a b The Last Faust at IMDb
  2. ^ Clarke, Stewart (2018-11-21). "Former Vodafone and Amazon Exec Philipp Humm on His Move Into Filmmaking With The Last Faust". Variety. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  3. ^ "Philipp Humm - About". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2020-01-10.