Introduction to Arnold Schoenberg’s Accompaniment to a Cinematic Scene

This is a small, intense film based on Schoenberg’s opus of the same name with the subtitle “danger, fear, catastrophe”. It deals with emerging fascism and the persecution of Jews, as well as with their historical continuities.

Cast

Jean-Marie Straub

Günter Peter Straschek

Danièle Huillet

Peter Nestler