Music
The Silence Before Bach
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.
Directed by Pere Portabella
69
User score
20 votes
Status
Released
Released
December 21, 2007
Runtime
1h 42m
Language
Catalan, German, Italian, French, Spanish
Top cast
Christian Atanasiu
Mayordomo
Féodor Atkine
Vendedor de Pianos
Georg Christoph Biller
Self
Christian Brembeck
J. S. Bach
Àlex Brendemühl
Camioner
Georgina Cardona
Violonchelista
Lucien Dekoster
Afinador de Pianos
Beatriz Ferrer-Salat
Amazona
José Pedro García Balada
Gertrud Kossler
Clienta
Bert Kripstädt
Camarero
Lina Lambert
Madre de Mendelssohn
Daniel Ligorio
F. Mendelssohn
Jordi Llordella
Amigo de Mendelssohn
Ferrán Ruiz
Hijo de Bach
Thomas Sauerteig
Amigo de la Violonchelista
Franz Schuchart
Guía Turístico
Antonio Serrano
Acompañante del Camionero
Fanny Silvestre
Anna Magdalena Bach
Mariona Solanas
Hija de Bach
