Brother of Sleep

1995 German film

Schlafes Bruder
Film poster

German	Schlafes Bruder

Directed by	Joseph Vilsmaier
Written by	Robert Schneider
Produced by	Danny Krausz Peter Sterr
Starring	André Eisermann Dana Vávrová Ben Becker Jochen Nickel
Cinematography	Joseph Vilsmaier
Edited by	Alexander Berner
Music by	Enjott Schneider Hubert von Goisern Harald Feller
Distributed by	Senator
Release date	8 September 1995 (1995-09-08) (TIFF)
Running time	127 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German
Box office	$6 million (Germany)^[1]

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.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Cast

André Eisermann [de] as Elias
Dana Vávrová as Elsbeth
Ben Becker as Peter
Jochen Nickel as Köhler Michel
Jürgen Schornagel as Kurat Benzer
Paulus Manker as Lehrer Oskar
Michaela Rosen as Seffin
Peter Franke as Seff
Detlef Bothe as Lukas
Michael Mendl as Nulf

Reception

It was the fourth most popular German film of the year with a gross of 9.9 million Deutsche Mark ($6 million).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Top 5 Domestic Films 1995". Screen International. 5 April 1996. p. 15.
^ H. G. Pflaum. "On the history of the German candidates for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film". German Films. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
^ "41 to Compete for Foreign Language Oscar Nominations". FilmFestivals.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

External links

Brother of Sleep at IMDb
Reviews at Rotten Tomatoes

Films directed by Joseph Vilsmaier

Autumn Milk
Rama dama
Stalingrad
Charlie & Louise – Das doppelte Lottchen
Brother of Sleep
And Nobody Weeps for Me
Comedian Harmonists
Marlene
Leo & Claire
Rock Crystal
The Last Train
M/S Gustloff - Ship Of No Return
Nanga Parbat

v t e German submission for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
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