Synopsis
Young blonde translator Rebecca lives with her boyfriend ski instructor Marco in a mountain villa owned by her friend, nurse Laura. Rene, local cinema projectionist, steals Marco's car and gets into a car crash with local Theo, whose daughter, after being in coma for a time, dies. Rene suffers from partial short term memory loss and starts a relationship with Laura. Meanwhile Marco is looking for the man who stole his car and Theo - for the man who killed his daughter...
Key facts
Cast
Ulrich Matthes, Marie-Lou Sellem, Floriane Daniel, Heino Ferch, Josef Bierbichler, Laura Tonke, Sophia Dirscherl, Sebastian Schipper
Original language
German
First release
October 30, 1997 (Germany)
Home video distributors
Fox Lorber Home Video (United States)
Setting
Berchtesgaden
Filming locations
Cologne
Crew
Screenplay
Tom Tykwer
Producer
Stefan Arndt
Cinematography
Frank Griebe
Editing
Katja Dringenberg
Music
Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, Tom Tykwer
Québec / French
Québec classification
General
Classification date
September 6, 2000
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Festival History
Titles
| Original title | WINTERSCHLÄFER | German |
| Translated title | Winter Sleepers | English, Québec |
| Alternate title | Wintersleepers |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Fox Lorber Home Video (cat. no. FLV1620) | 2000, United States, slipcase |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Germany | October 30, 1997 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | November 27, 1998 |
| Theatrical | France | July 7, 1999 |
| Television | Netherlands | October 25, 2002 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (German) | ||
| Home video VHS | United States | 2000 FLV1620 |
Full credits
| Director | Tom Tykwer |
| Cast | Ulrich Matthes (René), Marie-Lou Sellem (Laura), Floriane Daniel (Rebecca), Heino Ferch (Marco Mullier), Josef Bierbichler (Theo), Laura Tonke (Nina), Sophia Dirscherl (Marita), Sebastian Schipper (Otto), Saskia Vester (Anna), Werner Schnitzer (Chefarzt), Simon Donatz (Theos Sohn), Jakob Donatz (Theos Sohn), Robert Meyer (Polizist), Harry Täschner (Gerichtsvollzieher), Walter Anichhofer (Souffleur), Martin Leutgeb (2. Polizist), Melanie Palmberger (Ninas Freundin), Michaela Prahauser (Ninas Freundin), Peter Arp (Mann am Unfallort), Caroline Richards (Barkeeperin), Swantje Matthaei (Alexa), Noushin Diehl (Das Baby), Anne-Françoise Pyszora (Kitsch-Erzählerin), René Schoenenberger (Gerd) |
| Screenplay | Tom Tykwer |
| Producer | Stefan Arndt |
| Executive producer | Maria Köpf |
| Cinematography | Frank Griebe |
| Editing | Katja Dringenberg |
| Music | Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, Tom Tykwer |
| Production design | Alexander Manasse |
| Sound | Arno Wilms, Matthias Lempert |
| Costumes | Aphrodite Kondos |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
