Brother of Sleep
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Joseph Vilsmaier
Michael Mendl
Martin Heesch
Angelika Bartsch
Lena Stolze
Ben Becker
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Elias Johannes Alder possesses a luminous musical gift which was seared into his soul at the moment of his birth in a remote Alpine village at the turn of the 19th century. This power frightens and fascinates the villagers of Eschberg except for Peter, Elias' only friend. The two boys spend clandestine nights in the town church, where Elias spontaneously creates masterful pieces on the church organ. When Elsbeth, Peter's sister, is born, Elias is drawn to a lake where all the sounds of the universe crash in on him in a powerful and terrifying epiphany. He emerges bound both physically and spiritually to Elsbeth, and mysteriously connected to the timbres and frequencies of the world around him. As the three grow older, their consuming passions become tragically intertwined with jealousy and loyalty, culminating in a destructive rage which tears the village apart. For Elias, love, like music, has finally become an act of fevered, exquisite madness.
Director
Joseph Vilsmaier
Cast
Michael Mendl
Martin Heesch
Angelika Bartsch
Lena Stolze
Ben Becker
Ingo Naujoks
Peter Fuchsl
Robert Studer
Herbert Knaup
Jurgen Schornagel
Dana Vavrova
Conradin Blum
Jochen Nickel
Paulus Manker
Birge Schade
Daniel Lins
Florian Wostry
Gilbert Von Sohlern
Nadine Neumann
Eva Mattes
Heinz Emigholz
Ralph Sauerwein
Robert Schneider
Michaela Pfeiffer
Detlef Bothe
Michaela Rosen
Theresa Longoni
Regina Fritsch
Natalie Winkel
Peter Franke
Andre Eisermann
Crew
Andreas Althoff
Daniela Beauvais
Alexander Berner
Katharina Biro
Stefan Busch
Jurgen Buscher
Fritz Dorsch
Fritz Dorsch
Manfred Fritsch
Ute Hofinger
Reinhold Kaiser
Thomas Knopfel
Anja Müller
Pavel Novy
Hanus Polak Jr.
Walter Richarz
Norbert Schneider
Robert Schneider
Robert Schneider
Uli Schön
Milan Steindler
Peter Sterr
Joseph Vilsmaier
Joseph Vilsmaier
Tommy Vogel
Peter Von Haller
Bernhard Weirather
Rolf Zehetbauer
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
The Country of Germany
Released in United States Fall September 13, 1996
Released in United States on Video July 15, 1997
Released in United States September 1995
Released in United States January 1996
Released in United States September 1996
Shown at San Sebastian Film Festival September 14-23, 1995.
Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 5-21, 1996.
Shown at Boston Film Festival September 6-19, 1996.
Released in United States Fall September 13, 1996 (NY, LA)
Released in United States on Video July 15, 1997
Released in United States September 1995 (Shown at San Sebastian Film Festival September 14-23, 1995.)
Released in United States January 1996 (Shown in Los Angeles (American Cinematheque) as part of program "New Films From Germany" January 12-14, 1996.)
Released in United States January 1996 (Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 5-21, 1996.)
Released in United States September 1996 (Shown at Boston Film Festival September 6-19, 1996.)
