Film Series: Runs & Limited Engagements The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach. 1968, Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet, Germany, 94 min. CHRONICLE OF ANNA MAGDALENA BACH (1969) 10yrs to make~ife of Johann Sebastian #Bach (Gustav Leonhardt ~reknown JSB music scholar & harpsichord virtuoso), Film Review: Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach Revival of this radically minimalist 1968 biopic should pique wider interest in the films of Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet. A galvanizing classic of arthouse cinema, this full-length feature debut from Straub-Huillet made their reputation as rigorous observers of transcendent aesthetic experience, in a musical film as rewarding as it is precise. The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach (1968) by Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet is a film almost unlike any other. Starring classical harpsichordist Gustav Leonhardt as Bach, the film tracks the composer through his everyday life as a church organist and composer for hire, and is composed of. Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach review by Theodore F - I liked the music. I haven't totally made my mind up about the rest. The director, like so many 20th century artists, substitutes...