Bruno Schleinstein aka Bruno S. | Memo

The unwanted son of a prostitute, Bruno S. (Bruno Schleinstein) was beaten so severely by his mother at age 3 that he became temporarily deaf. This led to his placement in a mental institution; he spent the next 23 years in various institutions, often running afoul of the law. Despite this past, he a self-taught painter and musician; while these were his favorite occupations, he was also forced to take jobs in factories such as driving a fork lift. Film producer Werner Herzog saw him in the documentary Bruno der Schwarze (1970) and vowed to work with him, which led to his major roles in Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle - Kaspar Hauser (1974) and Stroszek (1977). | wikipedia
2010BRUNO SCHLEINSTEIN SCREENING | Babylon Cinema | Berlin-Mitte
2007BRUNO SCHLEINSTEIN DIED of heart failure on August 10th
2007BRUNO SCHLEINSTEIN / 75th BIRTHDAY | Gallery Susanne Zander, Cologne
2003NO!-ON SHOW | Group show at Gallery Berliner Kunstprojekt, Berlin
Contributions: Jeder Haken hat einen Namen + O hängt ihn auf
Die Macht ist gross + Das Volk ist klein + Aber der Machthaber der ist gross
2002ESTRAGEMENT IS DEATH | Filmportrait about Bruno S. by Miron Zownir, Berlin
1977STROSZEK — actor
1975THE ENIGMA OF KASPAR HAUSER — actor
1970BRUNO THE BLACK - ON DAY A HUNTER BLEW HIS HORN — actor

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