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Il Mefistofele (1989)
TV Movie | 137 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical

Il Mefistofele (1989)

TV Movie | 137 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical

Arrigo Boito's Il Mefestefele, his best-known work, was first performed in 1868. Ken Russell's modern interpretation presented by the Genoese Opera has Faust as an ageing hippie, smoking marijuana and being tormented by his lost youth. ...See moreArrigo Boito's Il Mefestefele, his best-known work, was first performed in 1868. Ken Russell's modern interpretation presented by the Genoese Opera has Faust as an ageing hippie, smoking marijuana and being 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. Thus ensues 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 explained the contemporary setting by claiming that the devil is always with us. Written by Archie Moore See less

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Name	Known for
Paata Burchuladze Mefistofele Mefistofele See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Ottavio Garaventa Faust Faust See fewer	Nabucco (1991)
Adriana Morelli Margherita Margherita See fewer	La santa di Bleecker Street (1986)
Silvana Mazzieri Marta Marta See fewer	Andrea Chénier (1985)
Fabio Armiliato Wagner Wagner See fewer	To Rome with Love (2012)
Josella Ligi Elena Elena See fewer	Il Mefistofele (1989)
Laura Bocca Pabtalis Pabtalis See fewer	I lombardi alla prima crociata (1984)
Saverio Bambi Nereo Nereo See fewer	Peter Grimes (2017)
Edoardo Müller Self - Conductor Self - Conductor See fewer	Il Mefistofele (1989)
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Carlo Felice Orchestra e Coro Orchestra e Coro See fewer	Nabucco (2004)