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The Lives Of Others
2006
East Berlin, 1984. State Security begins surveillance on playwright and, on the surface at least, good socialist Georg Dreyman (Koch). But as the operation progresses, Stasi Captain Wiesler (Mühe) discovers compassion in his stony soul. Read more
| Starring | Ulrich Muhe, Sebastian Koch, Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Tukur |
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| Director | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller, World Cinema |
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The Lives Of Others
East Berlin, 1984. State Security begins surveillance on playwright and, on the surface at least, good socialist Georg Dreyman (Koch). But as the operation progresses, Stasi Captain Wiesler (Mühe) discovers compassion in his stony soul.
| Starring | Ulrich Muhe, Sebastian Koch, Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme |
|---|---|
| Director | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
| Studio | LIONS GATE HOME ENT. UK LTD |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 17 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Hot Hits |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller, World Cinema |
| Language | German |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: 17 Sep 2007 Production year: 2006 |
| Format | DVD |
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Over the last few years, Germany has been giving us so many fine films that it almost feels as if the heady energies of... read more on Time Out
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612 out of 688 people found this review helpful
Downbeat and tedious
This had such a downbeat and tedious beginning I just gave up after 15 minutes and tried to do something more useful with my life.
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
One good man in the nightmare state that was the East German Democratic Republic
A meticulous account of the operations of the Stasi (State secret police) in the GDR prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall. If you want singing and dancing this is not your film but if you want a glimpse of what happens when the state sets out to spy on you in order to preserve the 'proletarian democracy' or your 'democratic freedoms' or whatever, this is the nightmarish truth. Beautifully written, directed and acted and absorbing till the the last line. If you find it overpowering do perservere, you really need to hear the last line before you return to today's realities.
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The Live of Others: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck interview
- 12 Apr 2007
We caught up with Oscar-winning director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck when he was in London to talk about his superb debut feature film, The Lives of Others. Set in Berlin in 1984, it details the secret and underhand actions taking place during the reign of the German Democratic Republic. von Donnersmarck gave us the low-down on living in a monastery, winning an Oscar and heeding the words of Kiefer Sutherland. LOVEFiLM: Have you been surprised by the reception you've had to the film and... Read more
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