Moses and Aaron(1975)

movie - first aired/released 1975-05-09 - 107 min - audience 5.8

Drama

Directed by Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub

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.