Is this guy on drugs?
Haven't you seen "The Ten Commandments"?
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.
It can't.
That picture looks better in black and white.
Yes--I already wrote "Hugh Hudson"
I Dreamed of Africa (2000)
Lost Angels (1989)
Revolution (1985)
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
I love that movie, and usually watch it every Easter when it's on TV. Course we were out of town and I missed it.
I saw that picture. Now she was a DOLL! A real DOLL!!
Hey, I am an oldster... I can still remember her crying....."MOSES.....Moses...."
Made you realise that Mose was on a true mission from GOD... to turn HER down!!
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Blasphemy. That's all it is is blasphemy.
The people who are making this movie have a considerable record. "Chariots of Fire" was a terrific movie. "Chinatown" is a brilliant film noir, one of the best. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is a cult classic that has remained alive for more years than you could imagine, although I have no particular desire to see it.
What I'm getting at is that this movie is likely to be more than just another stupid Hollywood bomb. Which perhaps is bad news, since it might be better if it were.
I wonder why everyone must assume he did turn her down.
Why would he have turned her down? Prior to finding out who he was of course... he was not written as chaste. He later married. Why is it Blasphame?
She has nice ears, though they look a little like Mr. Spock's.
She's an elf.
This was my son's first year to be able to see it. I had my husband tape the last two hours so he could finish it the next night. We got to the part where the Egyptians were crossing the Red Sea and the tape ended. Errrrrrrr. Guess I'm going to have to try to rent the darn thing so my son can finish the movie before next Easter.
Is this guy on drugs?
Haven't you seen "The Ten Commandments"?
Heh it is really long... longer than most tapes!
That was hot hot hot!
If I remember from the 10 Commandments (Charlton Heston), her name was NEFETERI (sp) not Nefertiti. Queen Nefertiti is the one who sports the huge, tall, head gear....
Thank you!
I thought I was the only one who had ever seen the movie.
The way she says "Moses...MOSES"
;)
Well, the hubby put in a tape that hadn't been rewinded. So he is in the dog house big time. It is humorous that it stopped right in the middle of one of the most exciting parts of the movie. Okay, it's funny now. It wasn't then.
Anne Baxter .... Nefretiri
From: http://a9.com/the%20ten%20commandments?c=1&src=imdb
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