The Sandman (2011) ( Der Sandmann ) ( The Fraulein and the Sandman (The Sand man) )

The Sandman (2011) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Der Sandmann
Alternate Title: The Fraulein and the Sandman (The Sand man)
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
German ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
88 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
Switzerland ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Peter Luisi

Written By:
Peter Luisi

Actors:
Fabian Krüger ..... Benno
Irene Brügger ..... Sandra
Beat Schlatter ..... Max
Florine Elena Deplazes ..... Patrizia
Kaspar Weiss ..... Walter
Sigi Terpoorten ..... Stefan
Michel Gammenthaler ..... Dimitri
Urs Jucker ..... Psychiater
This Moser ..... Arzt
Max Rüdlinger ..... Passant Philatelie

Synopsis:

Benno is a bitter, foppish, 30-something failed composer who works at a stamp shop. Sandra owns the café he lives above, and spends her nights loudly practicing her own compositions, though she is too timid to perform them publicly. Benno hates her passionately and berates her relentlessly. But neighborly troubles aren't his only problem: Benno is mystified when he begins to find tiny grains of sand in unusual places-sprinkled throughout his workplace, around his pillow when he wakes. It soon becomes apparent that he is the Sandman-no myth but an eerie reality; he is turning to sand. And that sand that has the power to make people fall asleep. As he tries frantically to manage the piles trickling (at times hilariously) from his clothes, Benno seeks an explanation-and a solution-to this complicated turn of affairs. After all, his life (like his body) is falling apart-his girlfriend leaves him, his boss fires him, and the sand is overtaking everything. Meanwhile, even more bewilderingly, he discovers that he and the dreaded Sandra have been sharing the same dream for the past several nights. Desperate to make sense of their shared visions in their waking lives, it seems the foes must put their differences aside, face their fears, and find the solution together-before they're engulfed completely.

One fine morning, Benno finds sand in his bed. While he tries to ignore this at first, he soon must realize that he himself is loosing the sand. Day after day the sand increases and soon his time literally starts running short. Finally he is left no choice but to ask Sandra for help, who runs a small coffee shop under his apartment. Although Benno hates her with a passion, he started having dreams of her every night. What could Sandra and the dreams have to do with the sand?

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 09 April, 2012.

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