FAUST with Live Score by ten thousand lakes
Monday, October 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Siskel Film Center, Siskel Film Center, Chicago, Illinois
screening
F.W. Murnau's visually astonishing 1926 adaptation of the classic legend follows the aging scholar Faust, who bargains with Mephisto for youth, power, and earthly pleasures in exchange for his soul. As love, temptation, and redemption collide, Murnau transforms the timeless tale into one of silent cinema's greatest achievements, filled with groundbreaking special effects and unforgettable imagery. Experience this masterpiece with a live original score performed by ten thousand lakes (xkl music), bringing new energy to one of the defining works of German Expressionism. In German with English subtitles. 108 mins. Presented in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Chicago.