Moses and Aaron (1975)
"Moses und Aron" (original title)

Directors:

Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub

Writer:

Arnold Schönberg (libretto)

Stars:

Günter Reich, Louis Devos, Eva Csapo

Cast

Cast overview:
Günter Reich	...	Moses
Louis Devos	...	Aron
Eva Csapo	...	Junges Mädchen (as Eva Csapò)
Roger Lucas	...	Junger Mann
Richard Salter	...	Anderer Mann
Werner Mann	...	Priester
Ladislav Illavsky	...	Ephraîmit
Elfriede Obrowsky	...	Kranke (as Friedl Obrowsky)
Helmut Baumann	...	Tänzer
Jürg Burth	...	Tänzer
Nick Frarrant	...	Tänzer
Wolfgang Kegler	...	Tänzer
Michael Molnar	...	Tänzer

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

moses | egypt | brechtian | german opera | opera | 

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Genres:

Music | Drama

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Details

Country:

Austria France West Germany Italy

Language:

German

Release Date:

5 October 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Moses and Aaron

Filming Locations:

Alba Fucens, Massa d'Albe, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

DEM 720,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD), Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original German version of the film was dedicated to Holger Meins, the former cinematography student who joined a West German terrorist group in the early 1970s and died on hunger strike in prison. This dedication was censored by German broadcasters for the film's first transmission in 1975. It should be noticed that the contrast between ideology and actions has a key role in the film, like in Arnold Schönberg's opera.

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Crazy Credits

Für Holger Meins, J.M.S. und D.H.

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Connections

Version of Moses the Lawgiver (1974)

User Reviews

An enriching experience

As of 1998 I've seen the film four times. It's one of those rare films that when I've finished viewing it, I feel as if my intelligence has gained something. Despite the stylization (barely any acting), the film works exceptionally well for those who are willing to let their ideas be challenged.

Incidentally, the version of the film with English-language subtitles provide the only alternative translation of the text that I know, and one that is more faithful to the German. All other English texts are based on the singing text of the vocal score, and thus is shaped to fit to the rhythms of the notes rather than absolutely fidelity to the original meaning.