Music · Spain · 2007 · 1h 42m

The Silence Before Bach

Die Stille vor Bach

The Silence Before Bach poster
Director
Pere Portabella
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
Crew
Tomàs Pladevall — Director of Photography Òskar Gómez — Editor Xavier Albertí — Writer Pere Portabella — Writer Carles Santos — Writer Pere Portabella — Producer
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.

Mood & Themes
johann sebastian bach
Key Collaborators
Pere Portabella Director Tomàs Pladevall Director of Photography Òskar Gómez Editor Xavier Albertí Writer Pere Portabella Writer Carles Santos Writer Pere Portabella Producer Montse Figueras Costume Design
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