Moses and Aaron

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.

Director: Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet

Cast: Günter Reich, Louis Devos, Eva Csapo, Roger Lucas, Richard Salter, Werner Mann, Ladislav Ilavsky, Elfriede Obrowsky

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.