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Wikipedia article
'Fausto 5.0' is a fantasy film made in Spain and released in 2001.
Fausto 5.0 is the last part of a trilogy dedicated to the figure of Faust. The first two instalments were F@ust 3.0 (originally a play) and The Damnation of Faust (originally an opera).[http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/ReviewComplete.asp?FID=9076 Empire magazine] All three films were developed for the screen by La Fura dels Baus, an experimental theatre group from Barcelona.
Plot
A doctor Fausto on the verge of a nervous breakdown, meets a former patient Santos Vella who promises to grant his every wish. Reality starts dissolving and Fausto begins to lose control.Peter Bradshaw, [https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2003/jun/06/artsfeatures7 Review] in The Guardian, 6 June 2003[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299873/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl 'Fausto 5.0'], IMDb: plot summary[https://web.archive.org/web/20160306180337/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/268733/Faust-5-0/overview 'Faust 5.0'], The New York Times
Awards
* Mlis d'Or Award, 2002 (among others) for the best European fantasy film
* International Fantasy Film Award (Best Film), Fantasporto 2002[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299873/awards 'Fausto 5.0'], IMDb: awards
* Grand Prize, Grardmer Film Festival 2002
See also
* List of Spanish films of 2001
References
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