Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach, The (1968) West Germany, Italy
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Director:Straub, Jean-Marie
Studio:Franz Seitz Filmproduktion
Writer:Anna Magdalena Bach, Danièle Huillet
Rating:7.0 (428 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
Awards:1 win & 1 nomination
Genre:German films
IMDb:0062804
Duration:0:94:00
Aspect Ratio:1.37 : 1
Sound:Mono
Languages:German
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300008321
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Straub, Jean-Marie  ...  (Director)
Anna Magdalena Bach, Danièle Huillet  ...  (Writer)
 
Gustav Leonhardt  ...  Johann Sebastian Bach
Christiane Lang  ...  Anna Magdalena Bach
Paolo Carlini  ...  Hölzel
Ernst Castelli  ...  Steger
Hans-Peter Boye  ...  Born
Joachim Wolff  ...  Rector
Rainer Kirchner  ...  Superintendent
Eckart Bruntjen  ...  Prefect Kittler
Walter Peters  ...  Prefect Krause
Kathrien Leonhard  ...  Catherina Dorothea Bach
Anja Fahrmann  ...  Regine Susanna Bach
Katja Drewanz  ...  Christine Sophie Henrietta Bach
Bob van Asperen  ...  Johann Elias Bach
Andreas Pangritz  ...  Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Bernd Weikl  ...  Singer in Cantata No. 205
Summary: A chronicle of Johann Sebastian Bach's life, eschewing drama to focus almost entirely on his music. Narrated by his wife Anna in voiceover, it consists largely of static scenes of Bach conducting and/or playing his brilliant compositions.