The Silence Before Bach

The Silence Before Bach

Original title: Die Stille vor Bach

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7.3/10

(17)

12/21/2007

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1h 42min

The Silence Before Bach

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Synopsis

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.

Direction: Pere Portabella

Screenwriter: Carles Santos, Pere Portabella, Xavier Albertí
Producer: Pere Portabella

Cast

Féodor Atkine

Féodor Atkine

Vendedor de Pianos

Àlex Brendemühl

Àlex Brendemühl

Camioner

Lina Lambert

Lina Lambert

Madre de Mendelssohn