MOSES AND AARON

MOSES AND AARON (MOSES AND ARON), 1975
Germany | 35mm, Color, 107’ | German
Directors: Jean Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
Cast: Günter Reich, Louis Devos, Eva Csapo, Roger Lucas

One of the best examples of an opera film ever made, Moses and Aaron has a visual richness that superbly translates Arnold Schönber’s uncompleted three-act opera to cinema. Shot in Egypt and Israel, the movie will appeal even to those who are not themselves opera buffs. Relating a familiar biblical tale accompanied by the complex music of Schönberg, Moses and Aaron is an edifying lesson in the Straub-Huillet cinematic aesthetic.