Christus, a mystical poem Dominic Sharp sudden on the images of silent film G . Antamoro (1916)
(duration: 90 min.)
The 2,279 feet of film of the film, shot by director Giulio Antamoro since 1914, tracing the life of Jesus from the Annunciation of the angel Gabriel ascension to heaven.
Of all the films inspired by the Gospel made in the early silent film - a historian seems to have identified at least 52 films on the life and death of Jesus - Christus of the Cines, directed by Giulio Antamoro, excels in the intensity of the spectacular scenes. The script and the captions were based on the poem with illustrations commissioned by Count Antamoro Fausto Salvatori, poet and author of poems and libretti for operas. He accurately described every detail of the divine drama: characters, costumes, location, and mass movements. This minutia facilitated by far the work as a director. Divided into three parts, called Mysteries, the film traces the life of Jesus from the Annunciation of the angel Gabriel ascension. The scenes are included in the first mystery: the Annunciation, the birth of Jesus, the Adoration of the Magi, the slaughter of innocents, the flight into Egypt and return to Bethlehem. The latter include: the finding of Jesus in the temple, baptism in the Jordan, the temptations in the desert, the miracles and healings, merchants driven from the temple, the story of Mary Magdalene, the resurrection of Lazarus' triumphal entrance Jesus in Jerusalem. The third mystery is in turn divided into three parts: the Passion, Death and Resurrection. The scenes are: the Last Supper, Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, the betrayal and arrest of Jesus, Peter's denial, the suicide of Judas, Jesus before Pilate, the release of Barabbas and sentencing to death of Jesus, the scourging, the ascent to Mount Calvary, the crucifixion and death, deposition and burial, resurrection, the appearance to the disciples and disbelief of Thomas, the ascension into heaven.
The organ improvisation on the images of the film captures the style and tradition of late romantic organ improvisation, modern, combined with the historical avant-garde experimentation of the sixties and seventies have provided, as material "Music", and the classical music that the "music for use" in the first place to the soundtrack. Therefore, the background music, while remaining within the organ of language, vuole spunti fornire nuovi di lavoro grazie all tradizioni che ha lasciato il Novecento in Eredità all Generazioni nuove, che nel contesto tentando contaminazioni del commento filmico risultano semper efficacies.
The silent film "Christ, una poesia mistica" by Italian director Giulio Giulio Antamoro Antamoro began work on his film about the life of Jesus in 1914. In this film, which grew to a length of 2279 meters, Antamoro depicts the life of Jesus in three parts called secrets. The 1 Contains the secret scenes Annunciation, Nativity, the Adoration of the Three Kings, the murder of children in Bethlehem, the flight to Egypt and the return to Bethlehem.Das second Secret describes the discovery of the twelve-year-old Jesus in the Temple, the Baptism in the Jordan, the temptations in the desert, miracles and healings, the expulsion of the merchants from the temple, the episode of Mary Magdalene, the resurrection of Lazarus and the grand entry of Jesus into Jerusalem . The 3rd Secret is divided into three parts passion, death and resurrection, and includes scenes like the Last Supper that Jesus' arrest, his condemnation to death, crucifixion and death, resurrection, and ascension into heaven. A special feature of this film is in a staged representation, the models from the visual arts takes over. It may be the "Annunciation" see Giovanni da Fiesole (Fra Angelico), the "Transfiguration" by Raphael, the "Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci or the "Descent from the Cross" by Rembrandt. Some scenes were filmed on location in Egypt and Palestine. The premiere took place on 8 November 1916 held in Rome at the Teatro Augusteo in the presence of Queen Elena and other prominent guests.