Leipzig, December 1734. The ambitious composer and cantor Johann Sebastian Bach, who is controversial among the city's leaders, wants to outdo himself with his Christmas Mass: God's word as a musical work of art. The powerful city councilor Stieglitz puts him in his place: Bach should not compose "operatic" music again. Bach dares to take the dangerous step of contradicting the authorities. He finds support in his wife, the talented singer Anna "Magdalena" Bach, who wisely turns to Stieglitz's wife Maria. Eight-year-old Elisabeth gets the Christmas tree on her own. The closer the performance gets, the more the composer needs the support of his family, but it is only when the patriarch trusts in the talent of his son Emanuel, whom he despises, that the ambitious work is successful. The Bachs work day and night to perform the Christmas Oratorio in St. Thomas Church - until ten-year-old Gottfried suddenly disappears without a trace.
A film by Christian Schnalke und Florian Baxmeyer.
Starring Devid Striesow, Verena Altenberger, Ludwig Simon, Dominic Marcus Singer and many more.
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Credits
Johann Sebastian Bach: Devid Striesow
Anna Magdalena Bach: Verena Altenberger
Emanuel Bach: Ludwig Simon
Freidemann Bach: Dominic Marcus Singer
Gottfried Bach: German von Beug
Elisabeth Bach: Lotta Herzog
Bachs 1. Nephew: Felix Oitzinger
Bachs 2. Nephew: Johannes Deckenbach
Christian Henrici: Victor Tahal
Matthias Gesner: Daniel Christensen
Adrian Stieglitz: Thorsten Merten
Maria Stieglitz: Christina Große
and many more
TV Film
89 min.
Director: Florian Baxmeyer
Screenplay: Christian Schnalke
Producers: Ernst Ludwig Ganzert, Mario Krebs, Jakob Pochlatko
Executive Producer: Franziska Lutz
Production Managers: Marcella Rafael, Alfred Strobl
Line Producers: Karsten Kilian, Niko Venturas
Director of Photography: Sten Mende
Sound: Sergey Martynyuk
Music: Martina Eisenreich, Bernhard Schrammek
Editing: Friederike Weymar
Set Design: Pierre Pfundt
Costume Design: Veronika Albert
Make Up: Michaela Payer
Casting: Nicole Schmied
among others
produced in: 2023
first broadcasted: October 30, 2024
a co-production of Eikon Media and EPO-Film
commissioned by ARD
in cooperation with BR, MDR and ORF
funded by MDM, FISA+ and RTR
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