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The Silence Before Bach (Die Stille vor Bach)
| Rating: | No Rating |
| Genre: | Musical |
| Release Date: | January 30, 2008 |
| Running time: | 102 minutes |
| Cast: | Christian Atanasiu, Féodor Atkine, George-Christoph Biller, Christian Brembeck, Alex Brendemühl |
| Director: | Pere Portabella |
| Producer: | Pere Portabella |
| Writer: | Xavier AlbertÃ, Pere Portabella |
| Distributor: | Film Forum |
Description: Real-life drama and documentary-style filmmaking blend with surrealistic whimsy in director Pere Portabella's passionate look at the ties between classical music and the construction of contemporary Europe. From a scene of Bach patiently teaching his son Christoph Friedrich how to play the piano to a truck driver who plays the composer's music on his harmonica, a pianist who plays the Goldberg Variations while rolling through his enormous loft, a Bach impersonator leading tourists through Leipzig, and Felix Mendelssohn's curious discovery of the St. Matthew Passion via a piece of meat wrapped in sheet music, this puckish, almost kitsch collection of skits takes a playful look at the legacy of a classical composer whose music still retains the power to inspire and influence.~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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