The Silence Before Bach

2007 1h 42m CA

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 22

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pere Portabella
Writers: Xavier Albertí, Pere Portabella, Carles Santos
Languages: Catalan, German, Italian, French, Spanish
Countries: Spain

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Catalan, German, Italian, French, Spanish.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pere Portabella, shot by Tomàs Pladevall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Òskar Gómez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Christian Atanasiu and Féodor Atkine and Georg Christoph Biller carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1079450 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Pere Portabella directs. Tomàs Pladevall behind the camera. Òskar Gómez cuts. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Catalan, German, Italian, French, Spanish.

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1Released 19 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Catalan, German, Italian, French, Spanish.
3Directed by Pere Portabella, shot by Tomàs Pladevall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Òskar Gómez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Christian Atanasiu and Féodor Atkine and Georg Christoph Biller carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1079450 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.