The Silence Before Bach
6.9(20) 2007-12-21 102 minMusic
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.
DirectorPere Portabella
WriterXavier Albertí
WriterPere Portabella
WriterCarles Santos
ProducerPere Portabella
Cast & characters
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Christian Atanasiu
as Mayordomo
Féodor Atkine
as Vendedor de Pianos
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Georg Christoph Biller
as Self
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Christian Brembeck
as J. S. Bach
Àlex Brendemühl
as Camioner
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Georgina Cardona
as Violonchelista
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Lucien Dekoster
as Afinador de Pianos
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Beatriz Ferrer-Salat
as Amazona
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José Pedro García Balada
as —
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Gertrud Kossler
as Clienta
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Bert Kripstädt
as Camarero
Lina Lambert
as Madre de Mendelssohn
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Daniel Ligorio
as F. Mendelssohn
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Jordi Llordella
as Amigo de Mendelssohn
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Ferrán Ruiz
as Hijo de Bach
Thomas Sauerteig
as Amigo de la Violonchelista
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Franz Schuchart
as Guía Turístico
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Antonio Serrano
as Acompañante del Camionero
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Fanny Silvestre
as Anna Magdalena Bach
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Mariona Solanas
as Hija de Bach
Àlvar Triay
as Camionero del Bar
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Daniela Wick
as Descendiente de Bach
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Jens Wittwer
as Hijo Mayor de Bach
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Johannes Zametzer
as Carnicero
