Mein Name ist Bach (2003)

Directed by

Dominique Rivaz

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, France, Switzerland

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

6

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A film about Johann Sebastian Bach visiting the court of King Frederick II of Prussia. The aging composer and the young king have a tense meeting of minds over music and power.

historicalquietmeditativeintimatecerebralrestrainedreverentslow-burn

What happens

Mein Name ist Bach (English: Jagged Harmonies: Bach vs. Frederick II) is a 2003 Swiss film directed by Dominique de Rivaz. The premiere took place within the framework of the 56th Locarno Film Festival, which was held from August 6 to August 16, 2003. It was Switzerland's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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