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The Silence Before Bach

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The Silence Before Bach

6.9

1h 42m

2007

Synopsis

A beautiful, sometimes faintly bonkers celebration and contemplation of the role Bach’s music plays in the world today. Blending historical reconstruction with very loosely linked ‘dramatic’ scenes and documentary sequences, the film constitutes a playful, painterly sequence of variations on the argument that Johann Sebastian changed the way the world hears thanks to his extraordinary ear for harmony.

Director

Pere Portabella

Music

johann sebastian bach

Cast & Crew

Christian Atanasiu

as Mayordomo

Féodor Atkine

Féodor Atkine

as Vendedor de Pianos

Georg Christoph Biller

as Self

Christian Brembeck

as J. S. Bach

Àlex Brendemühl

Àlex Brendemühl

as Camioner

Georgina Cardona

as Violonchelista

Lucien Dekoster

as Afinador de Pianos

Beatriz Ferrer-Salat

as Amazona

José Pedro García Balada

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