[Faustian]

A rich and complex film, and boldly esoteric for long passages. It explores a lot of themes, including the juxtaposition of an artist's life vs. the art they make. Having just recently seen it, it wasn't at all the movie I was led to believe it would be, and none of the reviews or commentary I read prepared me for how surreal/dream-like in nature of much of the story is, or for the creepiness and psychological thriller/horror aspects that contains. It isn't a realistic, straightforward, everything falls apart tragedy. Its much weirder than that, almost an exploration of the central character's psyche.

Anyways. Definitely disturbing and hard to watch at times, but I enjoyed it. Thoughtful and provocative.