The Silence Before Bach
2007 Spanish drama film
- 2007 (2007)
The Silence Before Bach, originally titled Die Stille vor Bach, is a 2007 Spanish musical drama film co-written and directed by Pere Portabella about the life and works of Johann Sebastian Bach.[1]
The film premiered in the Orizzonti section of the 64th edition of the Venice Film Festival.[2]
Plot
Cast
- Àlex Brendemühl as the truck driver
- Christian Brembeck as J. S. Bach
- Féodor Atkine as the piano seller
- George-Christoph Biller as the cantor of St. Thomas
- Georgina Cardona as the cellist
- Lucien Dekoster as the piano tuner
- Beatriz Ferrer-Salat as the Amazon
- Fanny Silvestre as Anna Magdalena Bach
- Daniel Ligorio as Felix Mendelssohn
- Lina Lambert as Mendelssohn's mother
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 84% approval rating based on 19 reviews.[3]
References
External links
- The Silence Before Bach at IMDb