Messiah

1999 1h 57m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

MusicDocumentary

Synopsis

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Filmmaker William Klein takes on Handel’s Messiah and has created a concert film that mixes the sacred with the profane. Performed in its entirety, the oratorio provides a narrative of Christ’s nativity, passion and resurrection juxtaposed against images of absurdities and abuses against the human species across the world. The film reveals a wide array of worshippers from the Bodybuilders of Christ to the Lavender Light Gay and Lesbian Interracial Choir to the Dallas police choir.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William Klein
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by William Klein, shot by William Klein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0223729 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

William Klein directs. William Klein behind the camera. Produced in United States of America.

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by William Klein, shot by William Klein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4IMDB entry: tt0223729 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.