Monday Morning Maybe

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Faust

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1994 | 97 min | Fantasy

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Right up the alley of fantasy readers and fantasy fans. Its magic has rules, and the story plays by them.
The mood
Easygoing.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 37 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.

A very free adaptation of Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus", Goethe's "Faust" and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. A nondescript man is lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, where he finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay animation and giant puppets.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    73% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsWeak

    0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $2 million worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 44K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Jan Švankmajer

  • Petr ČepekFaust
  • Jan Kraus
  • Vladimír Kudla
  • Antonín Zacpal
  • Jiří Suchý
  • Viktorie Knotková
  • Jana Mézlová
  • Miluse Straková
  • Josef Fiala
  • Martin Radimecký