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Brother of Sleep(Movie, 1995)

Original title: "Schlafes Bruder" (German/DE)

2h 7min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 13 votes)

Brother of Sleep (German: Schlafes Bruder) is a 1995 German film directed by Joseph Vilsmaier and based on the novel Schlafes Bruder by Austrian writer Robert Schneider. It was chosen as Germany's official submission to the 68th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination. ()

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In the beginning of the 19th century, Johannes Elias Alder is born in a small village in the Austrian mountains. While growing up he is considered strange by the other villagers and discovers his love of music, especially rebuilding and playing the organ at the village church. After experiencing an "acoustic wonder", his eye color changes and he can hear even the most subtle sounds.

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Additional Information

Production countries: Austria, Germany

Plays in: Austria

Based on the work of: Robert Schneider ("Brother of Sleep")

Made by: Dor Film Produktionsgesellschaft GmbH, Perathon Film-und Fernsehproduktions, Kuchenreuther Filmproduktion GmbH, Iduna Film Produktiongesellschaft

Original language: German (DE)

Spoken languages: German (DE)

Translated into 5 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Russian (RU)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/08/1995

Cast: André Eisermann, Dana Vávrová, Ben Becker, Jochen Nickel, Jürgen Schornagel, Paulus Manker, Michaela Rosen, Peter Franke, Detlef Bothe, Michael Mendl, Eva Mattes, Angelika Bartsch, Lena Stolze, Heinz Emigholz, Regina Fritsch, Herbert Knaup, Gilbert von Sohlern, Birge Schade, Ingo Naujoks, Martin Heesch, Bolek Polívka, Bořivoj Navrátil, Lubomír Kostelka, Přemysl Kočí, Radek Holub, Jan Přeučil, Robert Schneider, Jana Altmannová, Markéta Sedláčková, Josef Hendrichs

Director: Joseph Vilsmaier

Producer: Danny Krausz, Joseph Vilsmaier

Screenwriter: Robert Schneider

Film Editor: Alexander Berner

Director of Photography: Joseph Vilsmaier

Composer: Enjott Schneider

Keywords: snow, suicide, dying and death, organ, catholicism, rural area, mountain village, storm, new love, village, lovesickness, jealousy, church, alps mountains, sibling relationship, village life, austria, down syndrome

Revenue: 97,848 USD

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