At least they have a model for the costume people.
Posted on 04/08/2005 4:21:11 PM PDT by nickcarraway
CAIRO (AFP) - A Hollywood flick on an alleged love affair between pharaonic Queen Nefertiti and the Biblical Prophet Moses is soon to begin shooting in Egypt, renowned British producer John Heyman has revealed to AFP.
"Nefertiti married perhaps one of the first monotheists in history and the film will tell their story, which logically enough should be set in Egypt" said Heyman on a brief visit to Cairo.
"One can find in the Old Testament that Moses and Nefertiti had a relationship," he added.
The movie will also deal "with the return to the worship of the sun god," said Heyman.
He was referring to Aten -- the radiant disk of the sun -- whose cult was briefly re-introduced by Pharaoh Akhenaten, the 10th king of the 18th Dynasty also known as the "heretic king" for breaking with traditional religion in the 1350s BC.
The cult of Aten is considered by some experts to be a predecessor of modern monotheism.
Scholars generally agree that Nefertiti, often referred to in history as the "most beautiful woman in the world", was Akhenaten's wife.
But few have argued that Akhenaten and Moses may have been the same man, although there is no consensus on their respective dates of birth and death.
Others contend that Ramses II, the third ruler of the 19th dynasty, was in fact Moses while Jews believe the pharaoh king is responsible for their exodus from Egypt.
And founding father of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud ventured his belief in "Moses and Monotheism", published in 1939, that Moses was in fact an Egyptian follower of Aten that brought the monotheistic doctrine out of Egypt as Judaism when he led the Israelites away from slavery to freedom some 3,300 years ago.
Ahmed Osman, on whose 1990 book "Moses and Akhenaten: The Secret History of Egypt at the Time of the Exodus" the script of Heyman's next film is based, admitted that "my argument is controversial and not widespread among many Egyptologists."
"But I have collected evidence proving that Akhenaten and Moses are the same person, which so far nobody has been able to contest," said Egypt-born Osman who has lived in London for the past 20 years where he studied Egypt's ancient history.
"Egypt's history is greatly ignored by the film industry besides 'Cleopatra' and 'The Ten Commandments' and that's it," said Heyman, referring to the two epic Hollywood blockbusters released more than 40 years ago.
The shoot "will not start before 2006 and locations will be between studios and along the Nile in Upper Egypt," he added.
Although he said it was too early to talk about the cast, Heyman said he had met "several Egyptian actors who are very good and charming, warm and kind".
British director Hugh Hudson, the acclaimed director of "Chariots of Fire," will direct the movie.
Heyman, who produced or co-financed major films such as "Chinatown", "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "Marathon Man", is also known for creating the Genesis project -- a scholarly endeavor to put all the Hebrew and Christian scriptures on film.
He also produced "Jesus," filmed on location in Israel in Biblical settings and subsequently translated in more than 850 languages.
To be fair, there is evidence in the Old Testement that Moses married a black woman.
Scripture says the woman he married was a 'Kushite,' that is an Ethiopian woman, and I think to this day the Hebrew language uses the same (or similar) word for 'Ethiopian' and 'racially black' - Kushite.
I heard the affair ended when Lincoln became ticked off at Forrest for cutting eyeholes in their pillow cases.
Perhaps that should read, "... which so far nobody has bothered to contest."
Next they're gonna claim Adam was gay.
Must be FRieday....
FMCDH(BITS)
There is a record of them leaving.
At least they have a model for the costume people.
I thought the book on the subject "Gold of Exodus," written by an adventurer looking for evidence of the Exodus, and for gold, to be quite interesting. And fun. Plus the protagonist ran for office once against a Democrat, the book describes lots of dirty tricks used by the Dems.
This another attempt by Hollywood to bash a biblical figure. It's a continuation of the Bill Clinton era, 'every body's doing it, so it's ok'. It's also the same way with the Kinsey's report.
Me too!
O...K...
I do find it remarkable how the authors of the Old Testament named their character after a Charlton Heston role...
he he
Let me guess..........state school/liberal professors?
OK. Now you've done it. You've revealed the 9th secret of the secret scrolls. You must repent, and all who have seen your post will be subject to secret rituals so that the secret of the secret may be kept... secret!
Of course, it's all covered in historically accurate detail in Dan Browns new book, the Windsor Code (available wherever really badly researched books are sold).
Oh for pity sakes.
It's good film, I just don't know if it can be improved upon.
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It's just more of the left's attack upon the Christian leaders of the right.
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