The Silence Before Bach (2007)
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.
Director: Pere Portabella
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Christian Atanasiu as Mayordomo |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Directing | Pere Portabella | Director |
| Writing | Xavier Albertí | Writer |
| Writing | Pere Portabella | Writer |
| Writing | Carles Santos | Writer |
| Editing | Òskar Gómez | Editor |
| Production | Helena Goma | Production Assistant |
| Production | Pascual Otal | Line Producer |
| Production | Pere Portabella | Producer |
| Camera | Tomàs Pladevall | Director of Photography |
| Art | Quim Roy | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Montse Figueras | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claudia de Anta | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laura Pérez | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eva Sanz | Hairstylist |
| Production | Estitxu Elizasu | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Pascual Otal | Production Manager |
| Directing | Montse Garre | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jordi Vidal | First Assistant Director |
| Art | José Tirado | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Biel Cabré | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Albert Manera | Sound |
| Sound | Jaume Puig | Dolby Consultant |
| Crew | Bernat Puig | Special Effects |
| Camera | Alba Alarcón | Camera Trainee |
| Camera | Miquel Auguet | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jordi Bransuela | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Adrià Egea | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Lighting | Manel Fernández | Gaffer |
| Camera | Jordi Florensa | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Helena Goma | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Celine Gravez | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Charly Guerrero | Grip |
| Crew | Gema Luque | Video Assist Operator |
| Camera | Ramón Sánchez | Steadicam Operator |
| Lighting | Diego Moyano | Electrician |
| Camera | Juan Pablo Ojeda | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Debora Witte | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Montse Figueras | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ester Palaudàries | Costume Assistant |
| Directing | Anne Settimó | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Xavier Garcia Ruano | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Georg Christoph Biller | Musician |
| Sound | Christian Brembeck | Musician |
| Sound | Àlex Brendemühl | Musician |
| Sound | Georgina Cardona | Musician |
| Sound | Lito Iglesias | Musician |
| Sound | Daniel Ligorio | Musician |
| Sound | Antonio Serrano | Musician |
| Sound | Ricard Casals | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
