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The Lives of Others (2006) |
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Following in the footsteps of the German hit "Downfall" is the extraordinary film "The Lives of Others". Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film and winner of three prestigious European Film Awards including Best Film, it goes to the very heart of recent German history, tackling the East German secret police, the dreaded Stasi. 1984. Five years before the Berlin Wall collapsed. It was a time when the terrifying Stasi made it their business to use an extensive network of spies and surveillance to know every secret thing about their citizens. Introduced first is Stasi Capt. Gerd Wiesler. At first he seems like he is one of the worst of the worst, a soulless servant of the state, a true believer and brilliantly skilled officer. In counterpoint, an artist who has managed to stay under the intrusive government's radar is Georg Dreyman, one of the country's most popular - and loyal - playwrights, who is in love with the accomplished actress, Christa-Maria Sieland. However, the couple's apparently safe world is about to be turned upside-down when Dreyman - precisely because he has neither said nor written anything suspicious - becomes a Stasi suspect.
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Kookaburra
14 August 2009
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A fascinating movie, the details of which were thoroughly researched as the DVD's extra features reveal. The setting, the work of the Stasi, the lives of citizens, etc. are all really believable. The story is seen mainly through the eyes of a Stasi officer with whom the viewer can identify. The cruelty and hypocrisy of the regime and its contempt for and intimidation of ordinary people is apparent.
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Humanity supressed
Rennie
21 April 2010
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A deep insight into a world under a totalitarian state. Workers required to be automatons, but we see a glimmer of humanity daring to shine through.
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