Die Stille vor Bach (2007)
The Silence Before Bach
This latest feature from the eccentrically experimental Catalan director Portabella is 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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Christian Atanasiu
as Mayordomo
as Mayordomo
Féodor Atkine
as Vendedor de Pianos
as Vendedor de Pianos
Georg Christoph Biller
as Self
as Self
Christian Brembeck
as J. S. Bach
as J. S. Bach
Àlex Brendemühl
as Camioner
as Camioner
Georgina Cardona
as Violonchelista
as Violonchelista
Lucien Dekoster
as Afinador de Pianos
as Afinador de Pianos
Beatriz Ferrer-Salat
as Amazona
as Amazona
José Pedro García Balada
as
as
Gertrud Kossler
as Clienta
as Clienta
Bert Kripstädt
as Camarero
as Camarero
Lina Lambert
as Madre de Mendelssohn
as Madre de Mendelssohn
Daniel Ligorio
as F. Mendelssohn
as F. Mendelssohn
Jordi Llordella
as Amigo de Mendelssohn
as Amigo de Mendelssohn
Ferrán Ruiz
as Hijo de Bach
as Hijo de Bach
Thomas Sauerteig
as Amigo de la Violonchelista
as Amigo de la Violonchelista
Franz Schuchart
as Guía Turístico
as Guía Turístico
Antonio Serrano
as Acompañante del Camionero
as Acompañante del Camionero
Fanny Silvestre
as Anna Magdalena Bach
as Anna Magdalena Bach
Mariona Solanas
as Hija de Bach
as Hija de Bach
Àlvar Triay
as Camionero del Bar
as Camionero del Bar
Daniela Wick
as Descendiente de Bach
as Descendiente de Bach
Jens Wittwer
as Hijo Mayor de Bach
as Hijo Mayor de Bach
Johannes Zametzer
as Carnicero
as Carnicero
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Carles Santos
Writer
Writer
Pere Portabella
Writer
Writer
Pere Portabella
Director
Director
Xavier Abertí
Writer
Writer
Òskar Gómez
Editor
Editor
Pere Portabella
Producer
Producer
Pascual Otal
Production Manager
Production Manager
Gema Luque
Video Assist Operator
Video Assist Operator
Anne Settimó
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Ester Palaudàries
Costume Assistant
Costume Assistant
Antonio Serrano
Musician
Musician
Jordi Bransuela
Focus Puller
Focus Puller
Diego Moyano
Electrician
Electrician
Pascual Otal
Line Producer
Line Producer
Jaume Puig
Dolby Consultant
Dolby Consultant
Adrià Egea
First Assistant "B" Camera
First Assistant "B" Camera
Juan Pablo Ojeda
Second Assistant Camera
Second Assistant Camera
Alba Alarcón
Camera Trainee
Camera Trainee
Helena Goma
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Àlex Brendemühl
Musician
Musician
Montse Figueras
Costume Design
Costume Design
Claudia de Anta
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Albert Manera
Sound
Sound
Charly Guerrero
Grip
Grip
Jordi Vidal
First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
José Tirado
Assistant Property Master
Assistant Property Master
Debora Witte
Electrician
Electrician
Daniel Ligorio
Musician
Musician
Tomàs Pladevall
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Quim Roy
Art Direction
Art Direction
Christian Brembeck
Musician
Musician
Xavier Garcia Ruano
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Georg Christoph Biller
Musician
Musician
Laura Pérez
Assistant Makeup Artist
Assistant Makeup Artist
Eva Sanz
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Montse Garre
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Bernat Puig
Special Effects
Special Effects
Celine Gravez
Second Assistant Camera
Second Assistant Camera
Montse Figueras
Costume Supervisor
Costume Supervisor
Manel Fernández
Gaffer
Gaffer
Ramón Sánchez
Steadicam Operator
Steadicam Operator
Helena Goma
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Estitxu Elizasu
Assistant Production Manager
Assistant Production Manager
Biel Cabré
Boom Operator
Boom Operator
Miquel Auguet
Second Assistant Camera
Second Assistant Camera
Jordi Florensa
First Assistant Camera
First Assistant Camera
Lito Iglesias
Musician
Musician
Georgina Cardona
Musician
Musician
Ricard Casals
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
