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Gaumont: 120 Years of Cinema

The Beauty of the Devil

René CLAIR

France1950 96min 35mm B&W

Synopsis

Bent on stealing Henri Faust’s soul, Lucifer’s envoy Mephisto approaches the distinguished aging professor. Mephisto gives Faust a taste of youth, glory and wealth then snatches it all away. The love of a young gypsy woman will save Henri’s soul as an angry crowd closes in on Mephisto, deprived of his Master’s protection.

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René CLAIR

French film director and screenwriter René Clair(1898–1981)was an avant–garde filmmaker known for satiric and surrealist touches in his works. A former journalist and actor, Clair discovered a passion for filmmaking and directed 28 films between 1928 and 1965 that were the results of his wit, style, charm, and creative use of the tools of cinematic art.