The Fraulein and the Sandman is a 2011 romantic comedy in the Swiss German language, by Swiss director Peter Luisi, about a man leaking sand that causes people to dream (similar to the mythological figure the Sandman). Plot Benno (Fabian Krüger) lives a relatively quiet life, working as a stamp dealer and living alone, although he frequently visits his girlfriend Patrizia (Florine Elena Deplazes). However, he has one great irritation in life: His apartment lies above a diner owned by a woman called Sandra (Irene Brügger), who frequently keeps Benno awake by practising her one-man-band act for a talent show at night. One morning, Benno notices that he is losing sand; he cannot explain where it comes from, and tries to ignore it at first, but it increases, and soon he leaves sand almost everywhere he goes. Visits to a doctor do not reveal anything wrong, and a psychiatrist cannot help either, believing “losing sand” to be Benno's metaphor for his life instead of taking it literally. Benno even tries calling Dimitri (Michel Gammenthaler), a television psychic, but is only told to “search within your dreams” and that “the answer is nine”.

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Notable quotes

“"But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living ... for the price of wisdom is above rubies."”
— The Sandman #1: epigram in "Sleep of The Just", from the Book of Job, Chapter 28, verses 12, 13, 18)
“This is magnicifent—and it's true! It never happened, yet it is still true! What magic art is this?”
— Robin Goodfellow, in The Sandman #19: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
“She shouldn't mess with the moon. That's dangerous.”
— George, in The Sandman #35: "Beginning to See the Light"
“Do you know why I stopped being Delight, my brother? I do. There are things not in your book. There are paths outside this garden. You would do well to remember that.”
— Delirium to Destiny, in The Sandman #47: "Brief Lives: 7"
“I know lots of things. People think I don't but I really do. I know more about us than any of us. That's just one of the things I know.”
— Delirium, in The Sandman #64: "The Kindly Ones: 8"
“Look, I'm sorry it's over too. But good things have to end; stories have to end. It's what gives them meaning.”
— Afterword to The Wake

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Overview

The Fraulein and the Sandman is a 2011 romantic comedy in the Swiss German language, by Swiss director Peter Luisi, about a man leaking sand that causes people to dream (similar to the mythological figure the Sandman). Plot Benno (Fabian Krüger) lives a relatively quiet life, working as a stamp dealer and living alone, although he frequently visits his girlfriend Patrizia (Florine Elena Deplazes). However, he has one great irritation in life: His apartment lies above a diner owned by a woman called Sandra (Irene Brügger), who frequently keeps Benno awake by practising her one-man-band act for a talent show at night. One morning, Benno notices that he is losing sand; he cannot explain where it comes from, and tries to ignore it at first, but it increases, and soon he leaves sand almost everywhere he goes. Visits to a doctor do not reveal anything wrong, and a psychiatrist cannot help either, believing “losing sand” to be Benno's metaphor for his life instead of taking it literally. Benno even tries calling Dimitri (Michel Gammenthaler), a television psychic, but is only told to “search within your dreams” and that “the answer is nine”.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The Fraulein and the Sandman is a 2011 romantic comedy in the Swiss German language, by Swiss director Peter Luisi, about a man leaking sand that causes people to dream (similar to the mythological figure the Sandman).

Notable quotes

“"But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living ... for the price of wisdom is above rubies."”
— The Sandman #1: epigram in "Sleep of The Just", from the Book of Job, Chapter 28, verses 12, 13, 18)
“This is magnicifent—and it's true! It never happened, yet it is still true! What magic art is this?”
— Robin Goodfellow, in The Sandman #19: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
“She shouldn't mess with the moon. That's dangerous.”
— George, in The Sandman #35: "Beginning to See the Light"
“Do you know why I stopped being Delight, my brother? I do. There are things not in your book. There are paths outside this garden. You would do well to remember that.”
— Delirium to Destiny, in The Sandman #47: "Brief Lives: 7"
“I know lots of things. People think I don't but I really do. I know more about us than any of us. That's just one of the things I know.”
— Delirium, in The Sandman #64: "The Kindly Ones: 8"
“Look, I'm sorry it's over too. But good things have to end; stories have to end. It's what gives them meaning.”
— Afterword to The Wake

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

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