The Silence Before Bach 2007
6.8 / 10
The Silence Before Bach
This latest feature from the eccentrically experimental Catalan director Portabella is 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.
This latest feature from the eccentrically experimental Catalan director Portabella is 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.
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cast
Full Cast & Crew... Mayordomo
... Vendedor de Pianos
... Self
... J. S. Bach
... Camioner
... Violonchelista
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Release Date:
Dec 21, 2007 (Spain)
Run Time:
1hr 42`
MMPA Rating:
G
Original Language:
Catalan
Production Countries:
Spain
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
The Silence Before Bach - The Silence Before Bach
Directors & Credit Writers
MG
Montse Garre... Second Assistant Director
AS
Anne Settimó... Script Supervisor
JV
Jordi Vidal... First Assistant Director
Cast
... Mayordomo
... Vendedor de Pianos
... Self
... J. S. Bach
... Camioner
... Violonchelista
... Afinador de Pianos
... Amazona
...
... Clienta
... Camarero
LL
Lina Lambert... Madre de Mendelssohn
... F. Mendelssohn
... Amigo de Mendelssohn
FR
Ferrán Ruiz... Hijo de Bach
... Amigo de la Violonchelista
... Guía Turístico
... Acompañante del Camionero
... Anna Magdalena Bach
... Hija de Bach
Produced By
... Assistant Production Manager
... Producer
... Production Assistant
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