J.S. Bach: The Music, The Life, The Legend (2003)
A dramatic exploration of the life and struggles of the great composer, J.S. Bach, from his orphaning at the age of nine, through his struggles for the freedom to compose music in a restrictive society, to his eventual recognition after death.
Director: Jean-Louis Guillermou
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Christian Vadim as Jean-Sébastien Bach |
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Elena Lenina as Anna Magdalena Bach |
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Frédérique Bel as Maria Barbara Bach |
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Jean Rochefort as Narrator (voice) |
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Cédric Vallet as Jean-Christophe Bach |
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Daniel Duault as Le duc de Weimar |
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Gwenaël Foucher as Jean-Sébastien Bach enfant |
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Alain Floret as Monsieur Buxtehüde |
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Jean Léger as Le pasteur d'Arnstadt |
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Raphaëlle Lenoble as Alexandra Buxtehüde |
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Annette Schreiber as Margaretha Bach |
| Art | Antoine Maron | Production Design |
| Camera | Laurent Fleutot | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Johann Sebastian Bach | Music |
| Editing | Martine Barraqué | Editor |
| Writing | Jean-Louis Guillermou | Writer |
| Directing | Jean-Louis Guillermou | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claire Chanat | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie-Laure Texier | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victoria Perrin | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Anilio de Pagliara | Producer |
| Production | Vincenzo de Pagliara | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cathy Veillet | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martine Malka | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alain Folgoas | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Clarisse Domine | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dominique Buisson | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Didier Lavergne | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zoé Van der Wall | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christèle Séguret | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Naty Meneau | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Christine Renaud | Executive Producer |
| Art | Marc Le Hingrat | Assistant Art Director |