Review of Moses und Aron

"Moses und Aron" or "Moses and Aaron" is a West German 105-minute movie from 1975, so this one is already over 40 years old. The duo who made this were spouses Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub, who made many movies together, usually stuff that is only for a very small part of the audience and everybody else will see nothing appealing, interesting or memorable in these. This description probably also fits this one we have here. It is basically for opera lovers only as the tale of the two biblical characters in the title is depicted in here from start to finish. The location is perhaps the simplest thing about it all as the subject and also the spoken language are the exact opposite. The cast does not really include any names that people will recognize, but this is also no exception when it comes to Huillèt and Straub. Also makes sense in this very case as it is probably more likely that you find musicians in the cast here and no actors or at least those with a stronger music background compared to acting. So like I already said this one is probably worth seeing only for those who really adore not just musicals, but opera (and thus can deal with the constant overacting) and also have a bit of an affinity with God or the Bible. But for those it will be perhaps the greatest film ever made. Not for me though. I belong to the 99% that don't fit this description. Gotta give it a thumbs-down. Not recommended.