The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach (1968)
- Original title
- Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach
- Directed by
- Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film, musical film, historical film
- Country
- Germany, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 43 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film presents the life of composer Johann Sebastian Bach as seen through the writings of his second wife Anna Magdalena. It shows rehearsals and performances of his music along with readings from historical documents. The story focuses on Bach's career and family life over several decades.
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What happens
The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach (German: Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach) is a 1968 film by the French filmmaking duo of Jean-Marie Straub and 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 in the 18th Berlin International Film Festival. Though, as on all of their films, Straub and Huillet contributed to the film equally, Straub is the officially credited director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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