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Faust : a love story

Title
Faust : a love story [videorecording] / Brooklyn Academy of Music, Alan H. Fishman, chairman of the board, William I. Campbell, vice chairman of the board, Adam E. Max, vice chairman of the board, Karen Brooks Hopkins, president, Joseph V. Melillo, executive producer, present the Vesturport Theatre and Reykjavík City Theatre production ; written by Nína Dögg Filippusdottir, Gísli Örn Gardarsson, Carl Grose, Björn Hlynur Filippusdottir, Vikingur Kristjánsson ; inspired by Goethe, Christopher Marlowe, and earlier sources ; directed by Gísli Örn Gardarsson ; [video director] Ben Cohen.
Publication
Brooklyn, 2012.

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Additional Authors
  • Fishman, Alan H
  • Campbell, William I
  • Max, Adam E
  • Hopkins, Karen Brooks
  • Melillo, Joseph V
  • Nína Dögg Filippusdottir
  • Nína Dögg Filippusdottir
  • Gísli Örn Garðarsson
  • Grose, Carl
  • Björn Hlynur Filippusdottir
  • Víkingur Kristjánsson
  • Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832.
  • Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593.
  • Cave, Nick, 1957-
  • Ellis, Warren, 1965-
  • Johannesson, Axel
  • Filippiá Elisdóttir
  • Petursson, Thordur Orri
  • Knudsen, Thorbjørn
  • Hall, Frank
  • Blanco, R. Michael
  • Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
  • Gunnarsson, Thorsteinn
  • Hanna María Karlsdóttir, 1948-
  • Jonsson, Magnus
  • Gislason, Runar Freyr
  • Unnur Osp Stefansdottir
  • Sigurdsson, Johannes Niels
  • Svava Bjorg Orlygsdottir
  • Cohen, Ben
  • Reykjavík City Theatre, producer
  • Vesturport Theatre (Reykjavik, Iceland), producer
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music, producer
Description
1 videodisc (DVD) (118 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Stage adaptation of the Faust legend, updated. An elderly actor sells his soul to the devil in return for youth and physical vitality.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Drama.
Note
  • Copy of program available.
  • Video shot from the back of the theatre, using a single camera, with no close-up shots. Recorded by the Brooklyn Academy of Music and donated to the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
  • Performed as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music's 30th Next Wave Festival.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Credits (note)
  • Music by Nick Cave, Warren Ellis ; set design by Axel Johannesson ; costume design by Filippia Elisdottir ; lighting design by Thordur Orri Petursson ; sound design by Thorbjorn Knudsen, Frank Hall ; stage manager, R. Michael Blanco.
Performer (note)
  • Bjorn Hlynur Haraldsson, Thorsteinn Gunnarsson, Nína Dögg Filippusdottir, Vikingur Kristjansson, Hanna Maria Karlsdottir, Bjorn Hlynur Haraldsson, Magnus Jonsson, Runar Freyr Gislason, Unnur Osp Stefansdottir, Johannes Neils Sigurdsson, Svava Bjorg Orlygsdottir.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the BAM Harvey Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, N.Y., Dec. 13, 2012.
Language (note)
  • Performed in English.
Call Number
NCOV 3918
OCLC
866581947
Title
Faust : a love story [videorecording] / Brooklyn Academy of Music, Alan H. Fishman, chairman of the board, William I. Campbell, vice chairman of the board, Adam E. Max, vice chairman of the board, Karen Brooks Hopkins, president, Joseph V. Melillo, executive producer, present the Vesturport Theatre and Reykjavík City Theatre production ; written by Nína Dögg Filippusdottir, Gísli Örn Gardarsson, Carl Grose, Björn Hlynur Filippusdottir, Vikingur Kristjánsson ; inspired by Goethe, Christopher Marlowe, and earlier sources ; directed by Gísli Örn Gardarsson ; [video director] Ben Cohen.
Imprint
Brooklyn, 2012.
Access
Permission required.
Credits
Music by Nick Cave, Warren Ellis ; set design by Axel Johannesson ; costume design by Filippia Elisdottir ; lighting design by Thordur Orri Petursson ; sound design by Thorbjorn Knudsen, Frank Hall ; stage manager, R. Michael Blanco.
Cast
Bjorn Hlynur Haraldsson, Thorsteinn Gunnarsson, Nína Dögg Filippusdottir, Vikingur Kristjansson, Hanna Maria Karlsdottir, Bjorn Hlynur Haraldsson, Magnus Jonsson, Runar Freyr Gislason, Unnur Osp Stefansdottir, Johannes Neils Sigurdsson, Svava Bjorg Orlygsdottir.
Event
Videotaped at the BAM Harvey Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, N.Y., Dec. 13, 2012.
Language
Performed in English.
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Added Author
Fishman, Alan H, producer.
Campbell, William I, producer.
Max, Adam E, producer.
Hopkins, Karen Brooks, producer.
Melillo, Joseph V, producer.
Nína Dögg Filippusdottir. Faust : a love story.
Nína Dögg Filippusdottir, actor.
Gísli Örn Garðarsson, adapter.
Gísli Örn Garðarsson, director.
Grose, Carl, adapter.
Björn Hlynur Filippusdottir, adapter.
Víkingur Kristjánsson, adapter.
Víkingur Kristjánsson, actor.
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832.
Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593.
Cave, Nick, 1957- composer.
Ellis, Warren, 1965- composer.
Johannesson, Axel, set designer.
Filippiá Elisdóttir, costume designer.
Petursson, Thordur Orri, lighting designer.
Knudsen, Thorbjørn, sound designer.
Hall, Frank, sound designer.
Blanco, R. Michael, stage manager.
Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, actor.
Gunnarsson, Thorsteinn, actor.
Hanna María Karlsdóttir, 1948- actor.
Jonsson, Magnus, actor.
Gislason, Runar Freyr, actor.
Unnur Osp Stefansdottir, actor.
Sigurdsson, Johannes Niels, actor.
Svava Bjorg Orlygsdottir, actor.
Cohen, Ben, videographer.
Reykjavík City Theatre, producer.
Vesturport Theatre (Reykjavik, Iceland), producer.
Brooklyn Academy of Music, producer.
Research Call Number
NCOV 3918
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