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At once a political thriller and human drama, THE LIVES OF OTHERS begins in East Berlin in 1984, five years before Glasnost and the fall of the Berlin Wall and ultimately takes us to 1991, in what is now the reunited Germany. THE LIVES OF OTHERS traces the gradual disillusionment of Captain Gerd Wiesler (Ulrich Muhe, best known for his lead roles in Michael Haneke's FUNNY GAMES and as Dr. Mengele in Costa-Gavras' AMEN), a highly skilled officer who works for the Stasi, East Germany's all-powerful secret police. His mission is to spy on a celebrated writer and actress couple, Georg Dreyman (Sebastian Koch) and Christa-Maria Sieland (Martina Gedeck).

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I can't agree; I ... ( 2 months ago by JohnR22926)

I can't agree; I think the film was clearly anti-communist. I rented the CD and watched the entire interview with the director. He was clear that it was an anti-communist film, but admitted he did pull some punches. The reason for this was that he wanted Germans to watch the film and there's still too much guilt in Germany over the public's complicity in supporting the regime...if he was too OTT nobody would go to see it. BTW, I'm surprised Hollywood gave it an award; they're VERY pro-Left.

John, you've let ... ( 1 month ago by littleleekeater)

John, you've let fascists and Stalinists define for you what communism is. As for Hollywood "leftists", these are well-meaning fake-left rad-libs. To find out what a Christian is, you don't defer to the Spanish Inquisitors or the Archbishop of Canterbury. Just so, you need to read Marx and Engels and their true followers, especially Leon Trotsky, to find out what a communist is. I use the word "communist" in the sense THEY used it: the real Jesus and then some.

little: I'm aware ... ( 1 month ago by JohnR22926)

little: I'm aware there's a range of "positions" within the Marxist Left. I've heard this before: when citing the abuses of communist regimes, I'm invariably told "Oh, but that's not REALLY communism", and then they discuss the "theories" of Marxism. In other words, Marxist theory posits that thus & such will happen...since this didn't happen in the real world (say, under Stalin/Mao), then what Stalin/Mao did wasn't REALLY Marxism.
At some point, we must admit a turd is a turd; nothing more.

it had many bafta ... ( 1 month ago by sifrase91)

it had many bafta nominations too

great movie. the ... ( 1 month ago by historywillabsolve)

great movie. the germans make good stuff! goodbye lenin was great too.

Jesus said ... ( 1 month ago by littleleekeater)

Jesus said righteousness would reign on Earth. There are some Christians who believe it still will do so. Just because Jesus's movement was usurped by Constantine and used to make war and genocide for nearly 2000 yrs doesn't necessarily mean that Jesus's followers were wrong. But Jesus never predicted, as Marx, that capitalism would immiserate the Earth's masses and eventually destroy itself. If Bush can call himself a republican, Stalin could call himself a communist and Hitler a socialist.

Amidst all the ... ( 1 month ago by areuponderingwhatiam)

Amidst all the political banter here. I must say, what an incredibly outstanding film! Superbly acted and directed! Absolutely chilling, and stunningly powerful! One of the best I've seen!

Great Movie . I ... ( 1 month ago by Isidroprada)

Great Movie . I can't wait for the second movie of this Director!!

one of the best ... ( 1 month ago by Leop0ld)

one of the best movies ive ever seen.

Array ( 1 month ago by davitubo)

same for me
one of the best movies i've ever seen
i look forward to watch it again and again
all is well!

hmmmm a great movie ... ( 1 month ago by KidGeorg)

hmmmm a great movie...but unfortunately ulrich m
ühe died...he was one of the best actors here in germany

"I think the film ... ( 1 month ago by frontalier)

"I think the film was clearly anti-communist." then you didnt get it. read some books and watch it again kid.

front: I read more ... ( 1 month ago by JohnR22926)

front: I read more books in a year than you've read in your life. And...I don't need to watch it again. I "got it" the first time. I also watched the lengthy interview with the Director of the film. It was clearly anti-totalitarianist, and specifically anti-communist.
You must be a former east-german retread; pining for the good (safe) old days of the communist state.

one of the best ... ( 1 month ago by BOYZEEE1)

one of the best films ever made. Too sad to watch more than once.

cosigned ( 1 month ago by iijabberwalkyii)

cosigned

THE BEST MOVIE I ... ( 3 weeks ago by byparlak)

THE BEST MOVIE I EVER SEEN!

You must be one of ... ( 3 weeks ago by ddrstasi)

You must be one of those stupid people who have no idea what the DDR was , you watch movies and make assumptions , plain stupid , take a good look at the Germany we have now , Turkish Mosques the size of football stadiums , the biggest muslim population in europe , taxes taking care of immigration , unemployment , free housing all of this for non Germans and you sit there and watch a movie and have all the answers oh yes you read quite a few books but it seems to me you learned nothing ,

ddr: Your post ... ( 3 weeks ago by JohnR22926)

ddr: Your post makes no sense. Did you even read the entire string, or are you just emotional because I said something bad about communism? My posts stated the film was made by a former "east" german, about East Germany and had an anti-communist theme. Period. That was my point. None of the rambling bs in your post has any relation to anything I said in any of my posts.
BTW, get yourself a new name. Communism is, was, and will always be shit. And the Stasi was the stink the shit produced.

Get a new name , ... ( 3 weeks ago by ddrstasi)

Get a new name , you must be an american , if yes it says it all ,

Or even worse a Brit ( 3 weeks ago by ddrstasi)

Or even worse a Brit

Great film. So sad ... ( 1 week ago by Sylar8920)

Great film. So sad that the leading actor died

Yeah, just spoil ... ( 1 week ago by coopers66)

Yeah, just spoil the movie for everyone checking out this trailer, DORK!

the actor not the ... ( 1 week ago by leocdc7)

the actor not the character xD... that was funny anyway brother... this is one of the best movies i've seen in my life... it just blew me away... and what a perfect ending and soundtrack and performances... it really deserves his oscar and it was so much more better than the american films that year (except for Little Miss Sunshine that I love so much, but this movie is already a classic, which i couldn't say about LMS) congratulations Germany and RIP Ulrich M
ühe

when i 1st heard ... ( 4 days ago by requiemaeternam7)

when i 1st heard this movie beat Pan's Labyrinth for best foreign film oscar I wanted to spit on this movie, I couldn't imagine any movie beating the genius work Pan's Labyrinth, but then just out of curiosity and a sense of disdain I rented this movie to see what the over blown hype was about...I was astonished. This is one of the greatest movies I ever saw, the ending was one of the most memorable in history and sent chills down my spine..greatest foreign movie of the past 20-30 or ever.

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