Salome (1971)
Synopsis
Schroeter's virtuosic staging of the Oscar Wilde tragedy is a complex montage of image and sound, filmed on the grand steps of Baalbeck, the ancient Roman temple in Lebanon, and interweaving Lebanese and German folk songs with the music of Verdi, Wagner, Strauss, Mozart, Bellini, and Donizetti. Elfi Mikesch, the cinematographer of Schroeter’s later films, designed the film’s sumptuous costumes. A contemporary critic for Le Monde wrote admiringly of Schroeter’s depiction of "the deadly struggle between dark Christian morality and luminous paganism.“
Release Date: 1971-06-11
Runtime: 81 minutes
Director: Werner Schroeter
Top Cast
- Mascha Rabben as Salome
- Magdalena Montezuma as Herodes
- Ellen Umlauf as Herodias
- Thomas von Keyserling as Jochanaan
- René Schoenenberger as Narraboth
- Joachim Paede as Page
Soundtrack
Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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