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Faust review – FW Murnau’s silent masterpiece is a devilishly dazzling vision

The 1926 film of Goethe’s tragic tale of a man who sells his soul to the devil remains a spectacular feat of German expressionism The centenary of FW Murnau’s silent fantasy-melodrama from 1926 is the…

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The Guardian United Kingdom · 15 October 2026

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