Marguerite of the Night (Church of Film)

Old Dr. Faust attends the opera, a performance of his famous ancestor’s pact with the Devil. Actually, the Devil is there too, and has a deal for the old man… here we go again! Transported to a jazzy 50s milieu, with towering expressionist set pieces, immaculate eye-popping design, and Yves Montand at his most, well, devilish–MARGUERITE DE LA NUIT was not just an update of the familiar legend, it was a fond farewell to the golden age of French studio films with its high-brow art design and mega snappy veneer. This young Faust is a bit of a jerk, but his world looks great!