Info about Bruno Schleinstein

The unwanted son of a prostitute, Bruno S. 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).

2007 BRUNO SCHLEINSTEIN / 75th BIRTHDAY — Gallery Susanne Zander, Cologne
2003 NO!-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
2002 ESTRAGEMENT IS DEATH — Filmportrait about Bruno S. by Miron Zownir, Berlin
1977 STROSZEK — actor
1975 THE ENIGMA OF KASPAR HAUSER — actor
1970 BRUNO THE BLACK - ON DAY A HUNTER BLEW HIS HORN — actor

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`MEMO BIOGRAPHY FILMS PUBLICATION PRESS A R T W O R K S DRAWINGS MUSIC DREAM`	The unwanted son of a prostitute, Bruno S. 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). 2007 BRUNO SCHLEINSTEIN / 75th BIRTHDAY — Gallery Susanne Zander, Cologne 2003 NO!-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 2002 ESTRAGEMENT IS DEATH — Filmportrait about Bruno S. by Miron Zownir, Berlin 1977 STROSZEK — actor 1975 THE ENIGMA OF KASPAR HAUSER — actor 1970 BRUNO THE BLACK - ON DAY A HUNTER BLEW HIS HORN — actor

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