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Directed by Danielle Huilet
Günter Reich (Moses), Louis Devos (Aron), Eva Csapó, Roger Lucas, Richard Salter ; Chor des Oesterreichischen Rundfunks ; Symphonieorchester des Oesterreichischen Rundfunks ; musical direction, Michael Gielen
Moses and Aaron finds Jean-Marie Straub and Danïle Huillet, through their exemplary craft, transforming a familiar Biblical tale into a borderline-surreal 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 - in extravagantly choreographed song and dance - 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, Straub-Huillet's adaptation of Schoenberg's unfinished opera opens us to the stimulating worldview of a filmmaking duo whose masterful efforts are finally coming to light
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