The Lives of Others
A good glimpse into the paranoid society of East Germany. Well worth viewing, especially with someone who's too young to remember the Cold War and why the Soviet bloc collapsed.
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Although its a foreign language movie (german) but still interesting to watch to understand the differences in the lives of East and West germany.
In the early 1980s, the successful dramatist Georg Dreyman and his longtime companion Christa-Maria Sieland, a popular actress, are big intellectual stars in the socialist state, although they secretly don't always think loyal to the party line.
One day, the Minister of Culture becomes interested in Christa, so the secret service agent Wiesler is instructed to observe and sound out the couple, but their life fascinates him more and more..
Won best Foreign Language Film of the Year in 2007. Another 44 wins & 15 nominations were made.
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This is one of the best films I've seen in the past year. Mind you, I don't go to theaters anymore, so there's a lot I haven't seen yet, but this is still a great film in any year.Santino
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I really liked this one. Ulrich Mühe gives one of the best performances I've seen in a while and the story is well-told.Comment
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The Counterfeiters is the true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by the Nazis in 1936.
Salomon "Sally" Sorowitsch is the king of counterfeiters. He lives a mischievous life of cards, booze, and women in Berlin during the Nazi-era.
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Wow what a movie. Now if you’re only into explosions, gratuitous sex, bathroom humor, manly brawling, car chases and alike this is not the movie for you. While I can very much enjoy many of the above qualities, sometime I do branch out.
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Last Academy Awards, I was really rooting for Pan's Labyrinth to win Best Foreign Film, so, in my disappointment that it didn't, I wanted to see the film that did win - the German film, The Lives of Others.
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I've grown really tired of the 'pop' movies. So I started to add some 'classics' to my collection. Now my tastes aren't exactly mainstream, but some of you may enjoy these.....
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"KOYAANISQATSI" This is the most stunning film I've ever seen. A visual... -
This movie won best foreign language and the movie is the best i've seen in a couple of months. I'm not much into foreign films but this one was powerful and keeps my interest in foreign films alive. Its about a african thug that has a change of heart. The picture and sound quality are top notch....
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