Salome 53 years old
Schroeter's virtuosic staging of the Oscar Wilde tragedy is a complex montage of image and sound, filmed on the grand steps of Baalbeck, the ancient Roman temple in Lebanon, and interweaving Lebanese and German folk songs with the music of Verdi, Wagner, Strauss, Mozart, Bellini, and Donizetti. Elfi Mikesch, the cinematographer of Schroeter’s later films, designed the film’s sumptuous costumes. A contemporary critic for Le Monde wrote admiringly of Schroeter’s depiction of "the deadly struggle between dark Christian morality and luminous paganism.“
Credits
Salome Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Magdalena Montezuma She was 28, 41 years old when she died | |
| Mascha Rabben She was 22, now 75 years old | |
| Ellen Umlauf She was 45, 74 years old when she died | |
| Thomas von Keyserling |
Salome Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Christoph Holch as Producer. He was 34 (now 87) years old | Production |
| Werner Schroeter as Director. He was 26 (65) years old when He died | Directing |
| Werner Schroeter as Writer. He was 26 (65) years old when He died | Writing |
| Werner Schroeter as Screenplay. He was 26 (65) years old when He died | Writing |
| Ila von Hasperg as Editor. | Editing |
Salome (53 years)
- Release day: Friday, June 11, 1971
- Runtime: 81 minutes