The Immortal Faust
The Immortal Faust
Author(s): Teresa RutkowskaSubject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Sociology of Art
Published by: Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Faust; René Clair; archetype; film told;
Summary/Abstract: The author places Aleksander Jackiewicz’s text from 1953in the context of historical and cultural events that tookplace then, including the death of Joseph Stalin. Againstthis background, Jackiewicz’s essay was an expression ofan escape from the political pressure of the socialist re-alist doctrine that dominated art (including film) at thattime, towards a fascinating archetype of European culture.He focused primarily on René Clair’s film Beauty and theDevil (La beauté du diable, 1950). The author confrontsJackiewicz’s theses with the point of view of literary scholarStefania Skwarczyńska. Then she reflects on the durabili-ty of the Faust myth and its contemporary reincarnationsin film and the cultural transformations of its meaning.
Journal: Kwartalnik Filmowy
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 125
- Page Range: 242-251
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
