My Name Is Bach

2004 · 99 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 366 VOTES · DIR. Dominique de Rivaz

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Overview

Composer Johann Sebastian Bach is introduced to King Frederick II of Prussia in 1747. The aging composer and the young monarch clash and a battle of egos ensues.

Dialogue Timeline — 817 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:33 It takes a steady hand to lance a cataract.
00:06:31 Name? - But I've told you ten times already. Bach, Johann Sebastian.
00:09:01 Let her deliver.
00:12:49 Something like this?
00:16:43 Father!
00:20:43 Is it permissible to ask, by whom ... - It is permissible, but not advisable.
00:26:31 Emanuel will feel hurt if you leave this way. He's so proud that
00:29:52 Ah, my dear Quantz!
00:33:29 I just found your "Trio d'Adieu" in my brother the King's untidy room.
00:36:56 Yes, I know that, Amalia.
00:41:23 How moving!
00:44:38 These two humps are harmonious.
00:49:24 I seem to recognize a variation of my theme.
00:54:15 Forgive me, Frieder.
00:57:54 Look: Buxtehude, Monteverdi, Emanuel Bach ...
01:02:01 A musical present, as it were.
01:04:19 then it is for myself.
01:07:12 Lieutenant Katte, have you prepared?
01:10:54 No woman will ever set foot in Sans Souci.
01:13:21 Now that has come to an end.
01:16:24 As long as I can remember, my father was shouting orders.
01:20:21 Take me ...
01:25:43 How to make a musician of him. A Bach.
01:30:44 The six-part fugue, and twelve fantasies on the King's theme.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed817
Dialogue density8.3 lines / min
First line00:00:33
Final line01:30:44

Production Record

DirectorDominique de Rivaz
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes366