The Silence Before Bach (2007)
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.
- Released
- 2007-12-21
- Genres
- Music
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Pere Portabella
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 22 votes
Cast
- Christian Atanasiu as Mayordomo
- Féodor Atkine as Vendedor de Pianos
- Georg Christoph Biller as Self
- Christian Brembeck as J. S. Bach
- Àlex Brendemühl as Camioner
- Georgina Cardona as Violonchelista
- Lucien Dekoster as Afinador de Pianos
- Beatriz Ferrer-Salat as Amazona
- José Pedro García Balada
- Gertrud Kossler as Clienta
- Bert Kripstädt as Camarero
- Lina Lambert as Madre de Mendelssohn
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