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.

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  Pere Portabella
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  Anne Settimó
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  Montse Garre
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  Jordi Vidal

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  Christian Atanasiu
  Mayordomo
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  Féodor Atkine
  Vendedor de Pianos
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  Georg Christoph Biller
  Self
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  Christian Brembeck
  J. S. Bach
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  Àlex Brendemühl
  Camioner
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  Georgina Cardona
  Violonchelista
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  Lucien Dekoster
  Afinador de Pianos
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  Beatriz Ferrer-Salat
  Amazona
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  José Pedro García Balada
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  Gertrud Kossler
  Clienta
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  Bert Kripstädt
  Camarero
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  Lina Lambert
  Madre de Mendelssohn
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  Daniel Ligorio
  F. Mendelssohn
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  Jordi Llordella
  Amigo de Mendelssohn
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  Ferrán Ruiz
  Hijo de Bach
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  Thomas Sauerteig
  Amigo de la Violonchelista
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  Franz Schuchart
  Guía Turístico
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  Antonio Serrano
  Acompañante del Camionero
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  Fanny Silvestre
  Anna Magdalena Bach
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  Mariona Solanas
  Hija de Bach