Mein Name ist Bach
Brief Synopsis
Johann Sebastian Bach is introduced to King Frederick II of Prussia in 1747. The aging composer and the young monarch clash and a battle of egos ensues.
Cast & Crew
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Dominique De Rivaz
Director
Vadim Glowna
Jürgen Vogel
Anatole Taubman
Karoline Herfurth
Paul Herwig
Film Details
Also Known As
Jagged Harmonies, Jagged Harmonies - Bach vs. Frederick II, Mein Name ist Bach - Bach vs. Frederick II, My Name is Bach
Genre
Foreign
Historical
Period
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Arte; Bavaria Media Gmbh; Film und Medienstiftung NRW; Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg Gmbh; Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung; Pandora Film Produktion; Pandora Film Produktion; Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion Gmbh; Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion Gmbh; Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Wdr)
Distribution Company
Filmcoopi Zurich Ag
Location
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany; Leipzig, Saxony, Germany; Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Synopsis
Johann Sebastian Bach is introduced to King Frederick II of Prussia in 1747. The aging composer and the young monarch clash and a battle of egos ensues.
Director
Dominique De Rivaz
Director
Cast
Vadim Glowna
Jürgen Vogel
Anatole Taubman
Karoline Herfurth
Paul Herwig
Antje Westermann
Gilles Tschudi
Philippe Vuilleumier
Bernhard Liegme
Crew
Simone Bär
Casting Director
Karl Baumgartner
Producer
Jean-luc Bourgeois
Screenplay
Manfred Buettner
Visual Effects Producer
Ciro Cappellari
Director Of Photography
Dominique De Rivaz
Screenplay
Markus Degen
Visual Effects Supervisor
Frederic Devreese
Music
Annette Drees
Assistant Director
Uta Granshaw
Producer
Lothar Holler
Production Designer
Thanassis Karathanos
Producer
Isabel Meier
Editor
Inga Meissner
Assistant Director
Jean-louis Porchet
Producer
Leo Raat
Screenplay
Gérard Ruey
Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Jagged Harmonies, Jagged Harmonies - Bach vs. Frederick II, Mein Name ist Bach - Bach vs. Frederick II, My Name is Bach
Genre
Foreign
Historical
Period
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Arte; Bavaria Media Gmbh; Film und Medienstiftung NRW; Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg Gmbh; Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung; Pandora Film Produktion; Pandora Film Produktion; Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion Gmbh; Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion Gmbh; Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Wdr)
Distribution Company
Filmcoopi Zurich Ag
Location
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany; Leipzig, Saxony, Germany; Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Switzerland's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (2004).
Released in Germany April 8, 2004
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (New Directors) May 20-June 13, 2004.
35mm
color
Dolby Digital
dialogue German
subtitled English and French
Released in Germany April 8, 2004
