The Chronicle of 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 in the 18th Berlin International Film Festival.

The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach (1968)
Directed by Danièle Huillet / Jean-Marie Straub
Genres - Biography, Drama, History |
Sub-Genres - Biographical Film, Historical Film |
Release Date - Feb 3, 1968 |
Run Time - 94 min. |
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Box Office
$17,527
Themes
Tags
Art/Music, Straub
Attributes
Narrative Location: Germany
Alternate Titles
A Pequena Crónica de Ana Madalena Bach
PT
Anna Magdaléna Bach története
HU
Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach
DE
Chronique d'Anna-Magdanela Bach
FR
Cronaca di Anna Magdalena Bach
IT
Crónica de Ana Madalena Bach
PT
Crônica de Anna Magdalena Bach
BR
Kronika Anny Magdaleny Bach
PL
La crónica de Anna Magdalena Bach
AR
Le Bachfilm
FR
The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach
, GB, US
Хроника Анны-Магдалены Бах
, RU
アンナ・マグダレーナ・バッハの日記
JP