Rome, as Far Away as the MoonMovie
Movie scenes, montages of images and text, as well as conversations between Alexander Kluge, playwright Heiner Müller and classicist Wilfried Stroh provide a multifaceted insight in the far-away world of Ancient Rome. The conversation with Müller revolves around Tacitus' representation of the Roman Empire around 112 AD. First, Müller reads passages from the historicist's annals that describe Tiberius' tragic death (37 AD). Kluge and Müller discuss the text's aesthetic qualities. Müller is interested in Tacitus for the aesthetic pleasures rather than out of historical curiosity. He describes Tacitus' style as "transition from chronicle to literature," which manifests in his "elliptical," sometimes laconic narration.
About Rome, as Far Away as the Moon
Rome, as Far Away as the Moon is a 1991 movie directed by Alexander Kluge.
The production information lists a runtime of 45m, an original language code of DE.
The credited cast includes Heiner Müller. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
