"Os Dez Mandamentos" (1923) de Cecil B. de Mile - Cena de MAR no cinema - Barbara Fournier

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Version oubliée de Cecil B de Mille, de 1923, de la mythique traversée de la Mer Rouge.

 J'aime l'économie de moyens et les close-up sur les personnages

J'imagine qu'en 1923, à l'heure où le cinéma était encore un petit enfant qui ne parlait pas, cette scène a dû beaucoup impressionner les

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Barbara Fournier

CROSSING YOUR RED SEA


"Speak unto the children of Israel that they go forward." Ex. 14:15


One of the most dramatic stories in the bible is the episode of the children of Israel crossing the Red Sea.
Moses was leading them out of the land of Egypt where they were kept in bondage and slavery. They were being pursued by the Egyptians.
The children of Israel, like most people, did not enjoy trusting God; they did a lot of murmuring. They said to Moses: "Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness."
"And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will show to you today: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen today, ye shall see them again no more for ever."
"The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace."


We might say that Moses pounded faith into the...LINK