J.S. Bach: The Music, The Life, The Legend

Overview

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.

Directed by Jean-Louis Guillermou

Top cast

Christian Vadim

Jean-Sébastien Bach

Elena Lenina

Anna Magdalena Bach

Frédérique Bel

Maria Barbara Bach

Jean Rochefort

Narrator (voice)

C

Cédric Vallet

Jean-Christophe Bach

D

Daniel Duault

Le duc de Weimar

G

Gwenaël Foucher

Jean-Sébastien Bach enfant

Alain Floret

Monsieur Buxtehüde

J

Jean Léger

Le pasteur d'Arnstadt

Raphaëlle Lenoble

Alexandra Buxtehüde

A

Annette Schreiber

Margaretha Bach

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