CHRONICLE OF ANNA MAGDALENA BACH

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Christiane Lang plays Anna Magdalena Bach, the impoverished widow of the brilliant composer Johann Sebastian Bach (Gustav Leonhardt) in this austere biographical film. Narrated from Anna Magdalena's point of view, the film recounts the couple''s tumultuous relationship and the musician''s rampant discontent with their marriage. The highlights, naturally, are performances of some of Bach''s finest works. "A masterpiece. This film is music" (Richard Roud, Sight and Sound). In German with English subtitles.

Jean-Marie Straub/Daniele Huillet---West Germany/Italy---1968---93 mins.