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The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach (German: Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach) is a 1968 film by the French filmmaking duo of Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet. It was their first full-length feature film, and reportedly took a decade to finance. The film stars renowned harpsichordist Gustav Leonhardt as Johann Sebastian Bach and Christiane Lang as Anna Magdalena Bach. The orchestral music was performed by Concentus Musicus and conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt. It is the first of several Straub-Huillet films to be based on works of classical music. The film was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival.
Though, as on all of their films, Straub and Huillet contributed to the film equally, Straub is the officially credited director. Despite its austere, rigorous style, it is considered to be Straub and Huillet's most "mainstream" film.
Original Release
02/03/1968
US Release
09/19/1968
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gustav Leonhardt | Johann Sebastian Bach |
Christiane Lang | Anna Magdalena Bach |
Paolo Carlini | Hölzel |
Ernst Castelli | Steger |
Hans-Peter Boye | Born |
Joachim Wolff | Rector |
Rainer Kirchner | Superintendent |
Eckart Bruntjen | Prefect Kittler |
Walter Peters | Prefect Krause |
Kathrien Leonhard | Catherina Dorothea Bach |
Directors
Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
Writers
Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gustav Leonhardt | Johann Sebastian Bach |
Christiane Lang | Anna Magdalena Bach |
Paolo Carlini | Hölzel |
Ernst Castelli | Steger |
Hans-Peter Boye | Born |
Joachim Wolff | Rector |
Rainer Kirchner | Superintendent |
Eckart Bruntjen | Prefect Kittler |
Walter Peters | Prefect Krause |
Kathrien Leonhard | Catherina Dorothea Bach |
Anja Fahrmann | Regine Susanna Bach |
Katja Drewanz | Christine Sophie Henrietta Bach |
Bob van Asperen | Johann Elias Bach |
Andreas Pangritz | Wilhelm Friedemann Bach |
Bernd Weikl | Singer in Cantata No. 205 |
Wolfgang Schöne | Singer in Cantata No. 82 |
Karl-Heinz Lampe | Singer in Cantata No. 42 |
Bernhard Wehle | Treble Voice in Cantata No. 140 |
Christa Degler | Anna Magdalena Bach in Cantata No. 244 |
Karl-Heinz Klein | Bass Voice in Cantata No. 140 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Gian Vittorio Baldi | Producer |
Danièle Huillet | Producer |
Franz Seitz | Producer |
Jean-Marie Straub | Producer |