The Silence Before Bach / Mudanza (Region Free)

In these two works by the radical Catalan filmmaker Pere Portabella, music, art and architecture take a pivotal role in fragmenting and unravelling the substance of history to comment on our modern world.

The acclaimedThe Silence Before Bach (Die Stille vor Bach)comprises a series of filmed vignettes, united by the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Portabella’s opulent reverie leads us through the centuries, investigating the profound, complex relationship between image and music.

Mudanzaquietly records the removal of furniture and objects from the home of poet Federico Garca Lorca – missing, presumed murdered, since 1936 at the hand of Francos Nationalist forces – allowing visitors (and viewers) to move freely amongst its empty spaces, and to contemplate what is lost.

Blu-ray Special Features:

– Presented from new High-Definition transfers, approved by director Pere Portabella.
– An in-depth 2010 interview with Pere Portabella from the Spanish tv arts show Sala 33 discussingThe Silence Before BachandMudanza.
– Booklet featuring writing on the films by Pere Portabella and Marcelo Expsito.
–The Silence Before Bachpresented in 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 2.0 Stereo;Mudanzapresented in 2.0 Stereo.
– Region free Blu-ray (A/B/C)
– World premieres on Blu-ray