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Faust Video Excerpts
Music by Jean Hasse

The following excerpts from F.W. Murnau's silent film, Faust, were synched with a recording from the premiere of the score, performed by amateurs in Bristol in October 2007.

Excerpt 1 Faust attempts to create a cure for the Plague.	Excerpt 2 The village crowd believe Faust is "in league with the devil", he then tries to take his own life, before being stopped by the devil.
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Excerpt 3 The devil mixes a potion which is impulsively drunk by Aunt Marthe, who immediately becomes infatuated with him.	Excerpt 4 Gretchen has fallen in love with Faust. He and the devil are seen outside her room, before he attempts to go inside.
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Excerpt 5 Faust witnesses the building of the funeral pyre and Gretchen's march to the fire. Meanwhile, the devil grants him release from "cursed youth" and he becomes old again.
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