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Brother of Sleep

Play trailer Poster for Brother of Sleep R,  1995,  2h 8m,  Drama/ Romance/ Musical Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 67% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 79% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
67% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 79% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Relationships with a woman (Dana Vavrova) and an adoring friend (Ben Becker) overwhelm a 19th-century Austrian peasant (Andre Eisermann), a musical genius.

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Rob Nelson Boston Phoenix Sep 5, 2009
The film's real pleasure isn't its humor so much as its overall excess, the tone it projects of several major chords being struck at once. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Feb 19, 2004
C+
It's Wagnerian without reaching any romantic intimacy or the mythology of the Ring Cycle. Go to Full Review
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Aug 22, 2003
2/5
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Aug 29, 2002
Visually stunning and dramatically absorbing portrait of a tormented musical genius. Go to Full Review
James Berardinelli ReelViews Jan 1, 2000
3/4
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Jan 1, 2000
3.5/5
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Brother of Sleep

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Cast & Crew

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Joseph Vilsmaier

Director

Andre Eisermann

Elias

Dana Vavrova

Elsbeth

Ben Becker

Peter

Angelika Bartsch

Burga

Michael Mendl

Nulf

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Brother of Sleep

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Movie Info

Synopsis Relationships with a woman (Dana Vavrova) and an adoring friend (Ben Becker) overwhelm a 19th-century Austrian peasant (Andre Eisermann), a musical genius.
Director
Joseph Vilsmaier
Producer
Joseph Vilsmaier
Rating
R
Genre
Drama, Romance, Musical
Original Language
German
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.9K
Runtime
2h 8m
Sound Mix
Surround
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