Der Weise und die schöne Fremde: Salomo im Film
Despite its wealth of dramatic tensions and its colorful ensemble of characters (including God himself) involved in a dense fabric of faith and love, of nemesis and death, the biblical story of Solomon was comparatively rarely adapted for screen. Of the all in all only eleven movies - five of them d...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft
[2017]
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| In: |
Die Bibel in der Kunst
Year: 2017, Volume: 1, Pages: 1-28 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Solomon Israel, King
/ Wisdom
/ fremd
/ Film
/ Vidor, King 1894-1982
/ Queen of Sheba
/ Exegesis
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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| Summary: | Despite its wealth of dramatic tensions and its colorful ensemble of characters (including God himself) involved in a dense fabric of faith and love, of nemesis and death, the biblical story of Solomon was comparatively rarely adapted for screen. Of the all in all only eleven movies - five of them dating back to the era of silent cinema - the main focus is laid on King Vidor’s "Solomon and Sheba" (1959), which is not only the best known adaptation but also a preeminent example of the Biblical Epics genre. Like most of the cinematic reworkings of the Salomon narrative Vidor’s film is centered on the relationship of Solomon and the queen of Sheba. In amplifying their love affair the movie quite openly refers to current themes of the 1950s, such as gender roles, sexual behavior and the conflict of pleasure and duty. A similar actualization, slightly disguised under a historicizing surface, is also characteristic of the TV production "The Bible: Solomon" (1997), directed by Roger Young. The expanded "amour fou" relationship of Solomon and the foreign queen is again crucial for the plot. But due to the long running time of almost three hours other features of the biblical narrative (e.g. the power struggles of 1Kgs 1) are also given more attention. The movie’s closer reading of the biblical pretext makes some of its interpretations interesting for exegesis. |
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