The Messiah

From the moment of its creation, Handel’s “Messiah” has never ceased to captivate. Αt the dawn of the third millennium there are many who await this call since our world is going from bad to worse. Far removed from film representations based on operas,William Klein’s film is inspired by the musical work, Handel’s oratorio, giving it new meaning. Music and images in simultaneous harmony and conflict create a paradoxical and innovative approach.William Klein conveys the marvelous energy of the work. So “Messiah”, becomes both a call and a confirmation, expressing grandeur and weakness, fear and hope; it becomes the oratorio of the end of the century.
Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.
Script: William Klein
Cinematography: William Klein, Francine Filatriau, Pascal Marti. Photos: William Klein, Jacques Brissot
Editing: Francoise Arnaud, Frederic Attal
Sound: Frederic Attal
Music: Handel (The Messiah). Orchestra & Chorus: Les Musiciens Du Louvre, directed by Marc Minkowski, Deutsche Grammophon
Production: KUIV Productions & France 2 Cinema
Producers: Michel Rotman
Format: 35mm, Color
Production Country: France
Production Year: 1998-99
Duration: 87

William Klein

Filmography

1964-65 Cassius the Great
1966 Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? (fiction)
1970 Eldridge Cleaver Black Panther
1974 Muhammad Ali the Greatest
1978 Maydays
1980 The Little Richard Story
1981 The French
1985 Mode in France
1991 Babilee ’91
1993 In and Out of Fashion
1999 The Messiah