During Joseph Haydn's first visit to England in 1792, he went to see the giant telescope built by the astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel. In Percy Adlon's delightful video, it was this visit-and Haydn's first look at the cosmos-that inspired the composer to write The Creation. These two giants of music and science are wonderfully portrayed by Adlon regular Rolf Illig, as Herschel, and the great Austrian actor Josef Meinrad, as Haydn. The superb nuances and timing of all the performances, together with Haydn's music (in both orchestral and electronic forms) and Adlon's inventive use of video, make this "chamber piece" a treat for the eye, ear and mind. --Anneliese Goldman, San Francisco Film Festival `86