

105 minutes
8/13/2003
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.

Christian Vadim
as Jean-Sébastien Bach

Elena Lenina
as Anna Magdalena Bach

Frédérique Bel
as Maria Barbara Bach

Jean Rochefort
as Narrator (voice)
Cédric Vallet
as Jean-Christophe Bach
Daniel Duault
as Le duc de Weimar
Gwenaël Foucher
as Jean-Sébastien Bach enfant

Alain Floret
as Monsieur Buxtehüde
Jean Léger
as Le pasteur d'Arnstadt

Raphaëlle Lenoble
as Alexandra Buxtehüde
Annette Schreiber
as Margaretha Bach