My Name Is Bach (2003)
"Mein Name ist Bach" (original title)

Director:

Dominique de Rivaz

Writers:

Jean-Luc Bourgeois, Leo Raat,

Stars:

Vadim Glowna, Jürgen Vogel, Karoline Herfurth

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Vadim Glowna	...	Johann Sebastian Bach
Jürgen Vogel	...	Friedrich II. von Preußen (Frederick II of Prussia)
Karoline Herfurth	...	Prinzessin Amalie
Anatole Taubman	...	Friedemann 'Frieder' Bach
Paul Herwig	...	Emanuel Bach
Antje Westermann	...	Johanna Bach
Detlev Buck	...	Zollbeamter (customs-officer)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michel Cassagne	...	Voltaire
Patrice-Luc Doumeyrou	...	Maupertuis
Bernard Liègme	...	Lakai Stumm
Daniel Lommatzsch	...	Stadtbote
Henning Peker	...	Königsbote
Hans-Michael Rehberg	...	Medikus
Joachim Tomaschewsky	...	Hofarzt
Gilles Tschudi	...	Sekretär Goltz

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

claim in title | johann sebastian bach

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Details

Country:

France Germany Switzerland

Language:

German

Release Date:

8 April 2004 (Germany)

Also Known As:

My Name Is Bach

Filming Locations:

Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

CAB Productions, Pandora Filmproduktion, Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

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.

User Reviews

Music as a being

'The Musical Offering' by JS Bach is one of the greatest masterpieces in the music written by a human and one of the highest tops of musical thought. But the film is not mostly about how that was composed but rather about dramatic fragments in Bach's and Fredrick's families. Juergen Vogel played a complex personality of the Prussian King with conviction. Vadim Glovna (as Bach) however, playing his role, reflected Bach's character in such a realistic and simple way that you could forget about a sublime genius, a part of the universal mind which was Bach. But even such a giant acknowledges music being much more essential than the human being. "The family is not eternal, music however..." he said, talking to his son's wife. Glovna very honestly performed Bach as just a mortal man with his doubts, fears, smiles and cries. And the final scene is so emotional although nothing particular happens. I sincerely recommend this movie to every one of Bach's (and his music) fans and the ones who like the historical drama on the screen