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Arrigo Boito's Il Mefestefele was first performed in 1868 and his most known work. In Ken Russell's modern interpretation presented by the Genoese Opera, it has Faust as an ageing hippy. He smokes marijuana and is tormented by his lost youth. Mephisto makes a bet with God that he can turn anyone to pagan life, even someone as innocent as Faust. From then on it is 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. Ken Russell said because the devil is always with us is his reason for the contemporary setting.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1989-01-01
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- timer Runtime: 137 Mins
- star Rating: 5 / 10
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Ken Russell
Director
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Arrigo Boito
Writer
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Edoardo Müller
Conductor
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Paul Dufficey
Production Design
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Carlo Nistri
Assistant Director
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Richard Caceres
Choreographer
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Arrigo Boito
Music
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