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Moses and Aaron (1975)

Moses and Aaron (1975)

Drama
Release Date: 1975, May 9
Directors: Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
Countries: Austria, Germany, France, Italy
Production: ORF, ORF, NEF Diffusion, NEF Diffusion, HR, HR, ARD, ARD
Cast: Richard Salter, Günter Reich, Eva Csapo, Roger Lucas, Werner Mann, Ladislav Ilavsky, Elfriede Obrowsky, Helmut Baumann, Jürg Burth, Nick Frarrant, Wolfgang Kegler, Michael Molnar

Overview:

A familiar Biblical tale transformed into a cinematic opera of seemingly endless possibility. In expressive, melodic tones, the fraternal pair debate God’s true message and intent for His creations, a conflict that leads their followers towards chaos and sin. Set almost entirely within a Roman amphitheater whose history lends every precise line-reading and gesture, every startling camera move and cut, a totalizing force.

Keywords:

opera