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.
Top Billed Cast
Christian Atanasiu
Mayordomo
Féodor Atkine
Vendedor de Pianos
Christian Brembeck
J. S. Bach
Àlex Brendemühl
Camioner
Featured Crew
Pere Portabella
Director
Xavier Albertí
Writer
Pere Portabella
Writer
Carles Santos
Writer
Òskar Gómez
Editor
Helena Goma
Production Assistant
Pascual Otal
Line Producer
Pere Portabella
Producer
Tomàs Pladevall
Director of Photography
Quim Roy
Art Direction
Montse Figueras
Costume Design
Claudia de Anta
Makeup Artist