Film
J.S. Bach: The Music, The Life, The Legend
France- Director
- Jean-Louis Guillermou
- Year
- 2003
A dramatic exploration of the life and struggles of the great composer, J.S. Bach, from his orphaning at the age of nine, through his struggles for the freedom to compose music in a restrictive society, to his eventual recognition after death.
Top cast
Christian Vadim
Jean-Sébastien Bach
Elena Lenina
Anna Magdalena Bach
Frédérique Bel
Maria Barbara Bach
Jean Rochefort
Narrator (voice)
Cédric Vallet
Jean-Christophe Bach
Daniel Duault
Le duc de Weimar
Gwenaël Foucher
Jean-Sébastien Bach enfant
Alain Floret
Monsieur Buxtehüde
Jean Léger
Le pasteur d'Arnstadt
Raphaëlle Lenoble
Alexandra Buxtehüde
Annette Schreiber
Margaretha Bach
Directed by
Jean-Louis Guillermou
Written by
Jean-Louis Guillermou
Produced by
Anilio de Pagliara, Vincenzo de Pagliara