Film · 1989 · Music

Il Mefistofele

Name: Il Mefistofele
Director: Ken Russell
Genre: Music, TV Movie
Released: 1989-01-01
Duration: 2 h 17 min
Rating: 6.0
Cast: Paata Burchuladze, Ottavio Garaventa, Adriana Morelli

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

★6.0 1989 2h 17m Ken Russell PG-13

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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Audience score

★ 6.0 /10

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Synopsis

MusicTV Movie

Cast

3 principal cast

Paata Burchuladze

Ottavio Garaventa

Adriana Morelli

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Il Mefistofele (1989) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 2h 17m music directed by Ken Russell is rated 6.0/10 by 2 viewers.