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THE SILENCE BEFORE BACH Spain, 2007, 97 min, color

Johann Sebastian Bach travelled to Leipzig with his family to occupy the post of Kantor at St. Thomas. A devoted and applied worker, Bach lived a far from privileged existence both socially and professionally; but his fame as a composer and performer grew exponentially over the course of his life and long after his death. Today he is both a benchmark of high culture and a popular icon. The film, about how Bach transformed the world through music, explores the dramaturgical relation between music and image.

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

Gijón ’07 – Special Jury Award

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Pere Portabella

Pere Portabella

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY
DIRECTOR
Pere Portabella
SCRIPT
Pere Portabella, Carles Santos, Xavier Albertì
CAMERA
Tomás Pladevall
CAST
Christian Atanasiu, Jordi Llordella, Alex Brendemuhl, Feodor Atkine, Christian Brembeck
PRODUCERS
Pere Portabella
PRODUCTION
Films 59

THE SILENCE BEFORE BACH Spain, 2007, 97 min, color

PROGRAM

NATFA
16:00 h

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