In the film 99 Homes Andrew Garfield’s character makes a “deal with the devil” to avoid losing his home in the depths of subprime America. He is not the first to make such a Faustian pact on the silver screen
Movies about Faustian deals range from the comedic, Bedazzled (the 1967 Dudley Moore version, not the unfunny 2000 remake), to classic horror, Rosemary’s Baby, to the harrowing modern tale 99 Homes, which is on disc and digital April 13.
The themes of despair, betrayal and redemption, the dismal failure to read the fine print, coupled with an abysmal ignorance of torts and contract law, run amok in “deal-with-the-devil” movies.
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