Donna Leon - Sleep gently

Episode of the Donna Leon series
Original title	Fall asleep gently
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
length	90 minutes
classification	Episode 7 ( list )
First broadcast	October 28, 2004 on Das Erste
Rod
Director	Sigi Rothemund
script	Renate Kampmann
production	Katharina M. Trebitsch
music	Stefan Schulzki
camera	Dragan Rogulj
cut	Darius Simaifar
occupation
Uwe Kockisch : Commissario Guido Brunetti Julia Jäger : Paola Brunetti Michael Degen : Vice Questore Patta Karl Fischer : Sergeant Lorenzo Vianello Annett Renneberg : Signorina Elettra Zorzi Christel Peters : Signora Amelia Brunetti Suzanne von Borsody : Superior Tilo Prückner : Signor da Prè Lambert Hamel : Urs Brauchli Kathrin Kühnel : Maria Testa Thomas Sarbacher : Padre Pio Franziska Petri : Signorina Lerini Patrick Diemling : Raffi Brunetti Laura Syniawa  : Chiara Brunetti Dietmar Mössmer : Alvise Ueli Jäggi : Dr. Stefano Aurino Rainer Sellien  : Franco Sassi Sanne Schnapp : library employee

Gently fallen asleep is a German television film by Sigi Rothemund from 2004, based on the novel of the same name by Donna Leon . It is the 7th film contribution in the Donna Leon film series .

action

An unforeseen death occurs in the old people's home where Brunetti's mother Amelia lives. It is again the young sister Immaculata who finds the dead. Since it is not the first time that she has found someone who has died, she suspects and confides in Brunetti that there are murders in the retirement home. Brunetti cannot quite believe this until Immaculata, who has left her order, suffers an apparent accident and is henceforth in a coma. Brunetti begins to investigate and has the sick woman guarded. One night he hears the alarm bells, even though a nun is in the room. She is, however, the disguised Signorina Lerini, the deeply religious daughter of one of the deceased. Assuming that Brunetti understands her on the basis of the same deep piety, she confesses to him that she herself committed the murders of her father and others, because they mocked God or in order to get the extensive capital that the victims do not allow the church wanted to. Immaculata's suspicions made this dangerous for her, which is why she pushed her in front of the bus. Signorina Lerini is arrested by the arriving officers. Finally, Brunetti visits his mother, who meanwhile lived with his family, in the old people's home, where he also meets Immaculata, who has returned and recovered.

Production notes

Gently fallen asleep was filmed in Venice and premiered on October 28, 2004 at 8:15 p.m. on Das Erste .

Christel Peters , who embodies Signora Amelia Brunetti (mother of Commissario Brunetti), has her first appearance in this case.

The film was first released on DVD on November 21, 2005, published by Universum Film .

criticism

The critics of the television magazine TV Spielfilm gave it a medium rating (thumbs to the side) and wrote critically in relation to the film title: “Well then, good night!”.

The lexicon of international films called Donna Leon - Softly Sleeping a "cautiously exciting (television) film adaptation of another Venice crime novel by Donna Leon."

Web links

• Gently asleep in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. Jump up ↑ Start dates for Donna Leon - Gently Sleeping . In: IMDb.de. Retrieved January 13, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Donna Leon - Softly Sleeping TV Feature Film ; January 13, 2017.
3. ↑ Donna Leon - Gently Sleeping. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .