The Eternal Road

A biblical drama in four acts. Set in a synagogue where Jews hide all night as a pogrom rages outside, the story combines Biblical and pre-World War II Jewish history. The rabbi reads from the Torah, leading, in each act, to the exploration and re-enactment of a different Biblical theme. At the conclusion, the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and the deportation of those hiding become one, while the despair of a scattered people is balanced by a messianic voice that speaks of hope for deliverance of the Jews in Zion.

Country:

France,

Germany

Genre:
Duration:

240 minutes

Year:

1999

Director:

Michael Heinicke

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Company:

ARTE

Cast:
Dieter Wefing

Chorus

Ewa Bator

Chorus

Helmut Klotz

Chorus

Peter-Jürgen Schmidt

The Rabbi

Piotr Bednarski

The Narrator

Crew:
Franz Werfel

Book

John Mauceri

Music Director

Kurt Weill

Music

Michael Heinicke

Director

David Sharir

Costume Design