The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach

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The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach
Jean-Marie Straub
Music byJohann Sebastian Bach
Release date
Running time
94 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach (

Danièle Huillet. It was their first full-length feature film, and reportedly took a decade to finance. The film stars renowned harpsichordist Gustav Leonhardt as Johann Sebastian Bach and Christiane Lang as Anna Magdalena Bach. The orchestral music was performed by Concentus Musicus and conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt. It is the first of several Straub-Huillet films to be based on works of classical music. The film was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]

Though, as on all of their films, Straub and Huillet contributed to the film equally, Straub is the officially credited director.

Cast

Style and content

The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach consists of excerpts from Johann Sebastian Bach's works, presented in chronological order and linked by a fictional journal written by his second wife, Anna Magdalena Bach. Each work is typically presented in a single, often immobile take, with the musicians performing in the locations where many of the works were premiered, dressed in period costumes.

Works featured

Works excerpted in the film, in order of appearance, are:

References

  1. ^ "IMDB.com: Awards for The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach". imdb.com. Retrieved 2010-03-01.

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