(Bruno der Schwarze - Es blies ein Jäger wohl in sein Horn)

Content: Lutz Eisholz’s first feature film was produced at West Berlin’s German Film and TV Academy. In an experimental documentary he portrays the working class outcast Bruno S., who prowls the city as a street musician, performing his own songs. The film unfolds Bruno’s story: abandoned by his mother as a child, he was maltreated in correctional institutions in Nazi Germany. On release after WWII he found work but started performing at the same time as a self-taught musician and poet. Although incapable of “normal” human bonding, he was still able to rejoice in life. When Werner Herzog saw this film he recognized Bruno’s potential and hired him to play starring roles in The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) and Stroszek (1977).

Countries:

Germany

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

84 minutes

Year:

1971

Directors:

Lutz Eisholz

Production companies:

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)

Actors:

Crews:

Cinematography

Lighting Camera

Production Manager

Lighting Camera

Director