ERBARME DICH – MATTHÄUS PASSION STORIES
Directed By RAMÓN GIELING
Date
September 10, 2019
About Project
DIRECTOR
RAMÓN GIELING
COUNTRY
NETHERLANDS
RUNNING TIME
99 mins
YEAR
2015
LANGUAGE
DUTCH, ENGLISH, RUSSIAN, ITALIAN, FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
ABOUT THE FILM
Full of stunning, enigmatic images, this poetic film explores the artistic response of musicians, dancers, and the filmmaker to the glorious music of Bach’s St. Matthew’s Passion. Director Ramón Gieling includes a wide range of artists, among them homeless people of Amsterdam who are singing part of the Passion as an amateur choir. The film approaches Bach’s work primarily as a piece of art rather than as a Christian statement, but it is clear that there are profoundly personal and spiritual reactions in those who immerse themselves in its intricacies. We join them in the universality of weeping, and transcending weeping with art.
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