J.S. Bach: The Music, The Life, The Legend (2003)

Name: J.S. Bach: The Music, The Life, The Legend
Genre: Drama
Released: 2003-08-13
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Christian Vadim, Elena Lenina, Frédérique Bel, Jean Rochefort, Cédric Vallet

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.

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Released 2003-08-13 · 105 min · Drama

Directed by Jean-Louis Guillermou

Cast

Christian Vadim as Jean-Sébastien Bach
Elena Lenina as Anna Magdalena Bach
Frédérique Bel as Maria Barbara Bach
Jean Rochefort as Narrator (voice)
Cédric Vallet as Jean-Christophe Bach
Daniel Duault as Le duc de Weimar
Gwenaël Foucher as Jean-Sébastien Bach enfant
Alain Floret as Monsieur Buxtehüde
Jean Léger as Le pasteur d'Arnstadt
Raphaëlle Lenoble as Alexandra Buxtehüde
Annette Schreiber as Margaretha Bach