The Silence Before Bach

The Silence Before Bach, originally titled Die Stille vor Bach, is a 2007 Spanish musical drama film co-written and directed by Pere Portabella about the life and works of Johann Sebastian Bach.

The film premiered in the Orizzonti section of the 64th edition of the Venice Film Festival.

Cast

 * Àlex Brendemühl as the truck driver
 * Christian Brembeck as J. S. Bach
 * Féodor Atkine as the piano seller
 * George-Christoph Biller as the cantor of St. Thomas
 * Georgina Cardona as the cellist
 * Lucien Dekoster as the piano tuner
 * Beatriz Ferrer-Salat as the Amazon
 * Fanny Silvestre as Anna Magdalena Bach
 * Daniel Ligorio as Felix Mendelssohn
 * Lina Lambert as Mendelssohn's mother

Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 84% approval rating based on 19 reviews.