Shelley's Ghost: The Afterlife of a Poet Exhibition: NYPL Monster Film Fest presents Faust

Date and Time
April 6, 2012
Event Details

Don’t miss the NYPL Monster Film Fest, a trove of classic horror flicks that take their inspiration from Mary Shelley’s famous novel, Frankenstein, and its even more famous “monster.

 

Faust (1994)

Live action, claymation, stop motion animation and puppetry are used in this modern interpretation of the classic German tale of Faust, a scholar who sells his soul in return for all worldly knowledge and pleasure: the original “deal with the devil.”  Directed by Jan Svankmajer; 97 minutes

Support
Support for Shelley's Ghost: The Afterlife of a Poet has been generously provided by the Aronson and Pforzheimer Families. Support for The New York Public Library’s Exhibitions Program has been provided by Celeste Bartos, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos and Adam Bartos Exhibitions Fund, and Jonathan Altman.