Eli, Eli, Lamma Sabachtani?

The cry from the Cross echoed in a film parable, told without words, where sculptured figures of the anguished Christ mix with contemporary scenes of city life. Musical accompaniment is a Dies Irae in memory of the victims of Auschwitz. Religious processions suggest man’s spiritual insight; scenes in city parks or streets reflect the bland tolerance of human suffering.

Credits

production company

ONF | NFB

producer

Francois Seguillon

director

Andre-Marcel Gagnon

Duration

00:07:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1974

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016524

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Religious films

Crafts & Visual Arts → Christian art and symbolism

Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography, Composite

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Drama

Drama → Religious films

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Christianity

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethics

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Religious films

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Spirituality

Experimental

Experimental → Experimental films - Canada

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Spirituality

Religious films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1974

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