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8 April 2004 (Germany)
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Oscar 2005: Best Foreign-Language Film Entries (Mexico to Venezuela)
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An essentially fact-based account of a meeting between two famous people
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(Credited cast)| Vadim Glowna | ... | Johann Sebastian Bach | |
| Jürgen Vogel | ... | Friedrich II. von Preußen (Frederick II of Prussia) | |
| Karoline Herfurth | ... | Prinzessin Amalie | |
| Anatole Taubman | ... | Friedemann Bach | |
| Paul Herwig | ... | Emanuel Bach | |
| Antje Westermann | ... | Johanna Bach | |
| Detlev Buck | ... | Zollbeamter (customs-officer) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Michel Cassagne | ... | Voltaire | |
| Bernard Liègme | ... | Lakai Stumm | |
| Gilles Tschudi | ... | Sekretär Goltz | |
| Philippe Vuilleumier | ... | Professor Quantz | |
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Une offrande musicale (France)
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France:97 min
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Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) |
Germany:6 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)
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Factual errors: In her conversation with Friedemann, Amalie says that she is only 17. The story takes place in 1747. The real Amalie was born in 1723, so she was in fact 24 years old.
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The film is based on the 1747 meeting in Potsdam, Prussia, between JS Bach and Prussian King Frederick II, known in history as Frederick the Great. After his visit Bach actually did compose a work entitled "A Musical Offering," also mentioned in the film. As far as Frederick's sexual preferences are concerned, it is well known that although he married, he only saw his wife occasionally, and no children resulted from the union. Throughout his adult life Frederick never showed much interest in women: his interests were music, philosophy, and fighting wars. The one place in the film where some dramatic license occurred was in the treatment of Frederick's sister, Princess Amalia. But the real Amalia was a handful, just as she was in the film. In her early 20s Amalia actually eloped and became pregnant, thus ruining any chance of marrying her off to another royal house. An enraged Frederick hunted her down, had her marriage annulled, had her ex-husband thrown in prison for 10 years, and sent her to an abbey, where she spent the remainder of her life.
Through the fine acting, the sets, the costumes, and the edgy way the main characters were portrayed, the film is an excellent contemporary interpretation of an actual historical event.