The Silence Before Bach

The Silence Before Bach (2007) is a music film directed by Pere Portabella rated 6.9/10.

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.

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