
J.S. Bach: The Music, The Life, The Legend
Drama
5.2 / 10
August 13, 2003
1h 45m
Language:French
Director: Jean-Louis Guillermou
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.
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