In "It would be good if one man died for the people", Hugo Niebeling films The Passion John's Gospel by J. S. Bach staging it all exclusively in a church. Within these limits, Niebeling creates a breathtaking movie full of masterful images and lively cinema. Bach's sublime music - heard in full - is accompanied by brief scenes of dialog represented as a play by a theater company. In the beginning the actor playing Jesus refuses to wear a wig and plays the character as himself, which feels absolutely right. He is extraordinary in the part, matching Niebeling's direction. A great masterpiece in need of rediscovery.
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