• Opening
• 'Wie schön ist die Prinzessin Salome heute Nacht!' (Narraboth, Page, Erster Soldat, Zweiter Soldat)
• 'Nach mir wird Einer kommen' (Stimme des Jochanaan, Zweiter Soldat, Erster Soldat, Cappadocier, Narraboth, Page)
• 'Ich will nicht bleiben' (Salome, Page)
• 'Siehe, der Herr ist gekommen' (Stimme des Jochanaan, Salome, Zweiter Soldat, Narraboth, Sklave, Erster Soldat)
• 'Jauchze nicht, du Land Palästina' (Stimme des Jochanaan, Salome, Zweiter Soldat, Erster Soldat, Page, Narraboth)
• 'Lasst den Propheten herauskommen ...' (Narraboth, Salome)
• 'Wo ist er, dessen Sündenbecher jetzt voll ist?' (Jochanaan, Salome, Narraboth)
• 'Er ist schrecklich. Er ist wirklich schrecklich' (Salome, Narraboth)
• 'Wer ist dies Weib, das mich ansieht?' (Jochanaan, Salome, Narraboth)
• 'Jochanaan! Ich bin verliebt in deinen Leib' (Salome, Jochanaan, Narraboth)
• 'Wird Dir nicht bange, Tochter der Herodias?' (Jochanaan, Salome)
• 'Wo ist Salome?' (Herodes, Herodias, Erster Soldat)
• 'Es ist kalt hier. Es weht ein Wind...' (Herodes, Herodias)
• 'Salome, komm, trink Wein mit mir' (Herodes, Salome, Herodias)
• 'Sieh, die Zeit ist gekommen' (Stimme des Jochanaan, Herodias, Herodes)
• 'Wahrhaftig, Herr, es wäre besser, ihn in unsre Hände zu geben!' (Erster Jude, Herodes, Zweiter Jude, Dritter Jude, Vierter Jude, Fünfter Jude, Herodias, Erster Nazarener)
• 'Siehe, der Tag ist nahe' (Stimme des Jochanaan, Herodes, Erster Nazarener, Erster Jude, Zweiter Nazarener, Herodias)
• 'Eine Menge Menschen wird sich gegen sie sammeln' (Stimme des Jochanaan, Herodias, Herodes)
• 'Tanz für mich, Salome' (Herodes, Herodias, Salome, Stimme des Jochanaan)
• Salomes Tanz der sieben Schleier
• 'Ah! Herrlich! Wundervoll' (Herodes, Salome, Herodias)
• 'Salome, ich beschwöre Dich' (Herodes, Salome, Herodias)
• 'Salome, bedenk, was Du tun willst' (Herodes)
• 'Gib mir den Kopf des Jochanaan!' (Salome, Herodes, Herodias)
• 'Es ist kein Laut zu vernehmen' (Salome)
• 'Ah! Du wolltest mich nicht deinen Mund küssen lassen, Jochanaan!' (Salome)
• 'Sie ist ein Ungeheuer, deine tochter' (Herodes, Herodias)
• 'Ah! Ich habe deinen Mund geküsst' (Salome, Herodes)
• End Credits.

A compelling tale about Salome, the beautiful princess, King Herod, Queen Herodias, the perilous decadent days of early Rome and the events that led to the death of John the Baptist.

A dark Biblical tale of hubris, lust, and self-destruction, written in the inimitable voice of Oscar Wilde. The beautiful Salomé is King Herod's stepdaughter, who helps her mother Herodias exact a gruesome revenge on the prophet John the Baptist.

Film version of Strauss' opera.

Salomé (74 min.): Salomé dances for King Herod and demands that the head of John the Baptist be brought to her on a platter.
Lot in Sodom (27 min.): A lyrical interpretation of the Biblical Old Testament story based on rhythmical arrangements of symbols rather than on chronological development of action.

Based on the tale from the New Testament, Herod is so infatuated with his stepdaughter, Salome, that he promises her up to half his kingdom if she performs the Dance of the seven veils for him. She performs the dance and to Herod's chagrin, requests the head of John the Baptist on a platter. In Berkoff's interpretation, the play is stripped down to its essential components, favoring simplicity in sets and props, thus highlighting Wilde's text.

"In a candle-lit Victorian brothel draped in black silk, Oscar Wilde sips champagne as beautiful young prostitutes enact his latest play, 'Salome,' banned from London because of its erotic depravity. The play unfolds into a lascivious story of unparalleled sensuality as Salome, the child temptress, performs her seductive Dance of the Seven Veils in exchange for the ruin of John the Baptist. As life begins to imitate art, Salome's last dance becomes a cryptic mirror of the eccentric life of its author."--Container.

The biblical story of Salome and the fate of John the Baptist.

Salome (1923, USA) A pantomime based on the play by Oscar Wilde in which Nazimova recreates the dance of the seven veils and takes her revenge on John the Baptist. Costumes and sets from designs by Aubrey Beardsley.
Queen Elizabeth (1912, England) Sarah Bernhardt plays the Queen to Lou Tellegen's Essex and as Elizabeth wreaks revenge upon the Earl when he forsakes her for a married woman.

This documentary film offers an intimate and compelling portrait of the life and achievements of the legendary pianist and master teacher, Rosina Lhevinne: her years of study at the Moscow Conservatory of Music, her marriage to famous pianist, Joseph Lhevinne, her devastation following her husband s death and her recovery and stunningly productive life from age 65 to 96. Recognized as one of the most remarkable women of the 20th century, Mme. Lhevinne was hailed as the greatest piano teacher in the world. Through her teaching on film, we witness her influence as a creative force that not only preserved the great 19th century Russian pianistic tradition but helped students go beyond themselves to develop their artistic individuality. We see how Mme. Lhevinne s incomparable teaching career flourished after age 65. And we hear extraordinarily beautiful performances from her solo career which began at age 75 and climaxed at age 82 when Mme. Lhevinne made her spectacular debut with the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Leonard Bernstein. By focusing on one remarkable artist whose work flourished in the twilight of her life, we may enlighten society on the creative experience, the aging process and the possibilities that lie within both.

• DVD. Excerpts from Herbert von Karajan conducting: The magic flute / W.A. Mozart ; Symphony no. 3 / A. Bruckner ; Carmen / Bizet ; Die Walküre / R. Wagner ; Hungarian dances / J. Brahms ; Concerto for violin and orchestra / L. van Beethoven ; Requiem / G. Verdi ; Interviews with Christa Ludwig, Seiji Ozawa ; Anne-Sophie Mutter, Oliver Rathkolb, Michel Glotz, Dietrich Gerhardt, Fritz Dolezal, Innes Clouzot, Gustav Zimmermann, Gunther Schneider-Siemssen
• Bonus CD. Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68 / Johannes Brahms ; Don Juan : op. 20 ; Salome. Dance of the seven veils / Richard Strauss.

"Herbert von Karajan: a portrait departs from cliched images of this imposing and charasmatic artist, looking behind the drama of his style and the superstardom of his career to rehabilitate his reputation as technically and aesthetically one of the most proficient conductors of his time. Archival footage of Karajan leading a variety of orchestras ... show him as not only extraordinarily intense and powerful but also warm and engaging ... The film also takes an unflinching look at conflicts in the career of a great but flawed artist. Karajan's alleged relationship with the Nazi Party is examined with fairness and clarity."--Container.

Movie about filming a movie about Bartolomé de las Casas, whose plot was to save as many Indians as possible who were being enslaved by the Spainards.