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J.S. Bach: The Music, The Life, The Legend
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J.S. Bach: The Music, The Life, The Legend(2003)

  • Drama

1h 45m

Last verified: 03/05/2026

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Synopsis

The film opens with a young Johann Sebastian Bach. , who has just been struck by the first of several painful blows of fate , because he is an orphan at age ten so he is seen walking with his older brother since he will live with him . Bach will learn from his older brother because he is also a professional musician . Bach eventually strikes out on his own and takes the first of several professional music positions . Eventually tragedy strikes him a second time but Bach responds by making more music that , as time has tested it well , has several centuries later still not only stood the test of time but become part of the classical musical world's pantheon. , as proven by so many of his pieces being played year after year on multiple continents .

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Director

Jean-Louis Guillermou

Cast

  • Christian Vadim
  • Elena Lenina
  • Frédérique Bel

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  • Sign LanguageUnknown