It simply crushes all language barriers by speaking the universal language of subtlety, which should be the native tongue for all writers of suspense. In fact, she had decided at some point during the runtime that she would move back to LA to be with me because love is the most important thing in this dark, cold world. 737 films watched. Aug 20, 2020. Now I'll do something.”☆ In preparation for Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s Oscar-nominated Werk ohne Autor [“Never Look Away”] tomorrow in Philly, it felt appropriate to watch his other acclaimed film from last decade, his debut feature and Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film in 2007, Das Leben der Anderen [“The Lives of Others”]. 2015, "An innocent prisoner will become more angry by the hour due to the injustice suffered. His mission is eventually complicated because of his obsession with the subject's lives, which leads him to question his duties as a Stasi captain. Feb 16, 2020. We know it's there because the films atmosphere makes us feel it. Most brilliant is the fact that this says way more about Wiesler's true mentality than about his suspect. By contrast, in East Germany they had to conform to socialist society with strict rules on censorship. The Lives of Others 2006 ★★★★★ Watched Mar 13 , 2021 Adam Johnson’s review published on Letterboxd: The Lives of Others 2006 ★★★★★ Rewatched Jan 27, 2020. Film data from TMDb. Then when she decides to do what he says, she loses her career and is interrogated until she gives up information she thinks the stasi already has, and kills herself from the guilt. The Lives of Others serves as a beautiful and superb tribute to that timid inner voice we call the conscience. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2020 Edition), The 1001 Greatest Films, ranked as objectively as possible, The 100 Greatest Documentaries, ranked as objectively as possible, Every Film Ever Nominated For An Academy Award In Any Category. Y con las armas que se dispongan, que probablemente no sean las que uno pueda elegir. And we're there is power there is always the potential for corruption. Berlin is still separated by the Wall, but Germany's finest minds…. I can handle the truth. bigshot1 is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand. Instead, it intricately examines a Stasi investigator's own humanity, and suggests some rays of hope still shone on their own in the dark recesses of East Berlin. Badur is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. As with many other Letterboxd reviews, Daisoujou reflects on the persistence of state-sponsored racism, writing that it’s “a movie that feels like it was made yesterday, based on writings from roughly the 80s, which also feel written yesterday, in the most depressing way”. The Others is testimony to the power of restraint. The Lives of Others. If it hadn't worked (like An American Haunting or Wolfman or The Woman in Black didn't work), I probably would've accused Amenábar of haughtiness and sneered at his noble intentions. The Lives of Others. Die historische Grundlage des Films wurde oft kritisiert, aber soweit ich mich jetzt eingelesen habe, sind es nur kleinere Ungenauigkeiten, über die man hinwegsehen kann.Für mich sind die Hauptprobleme einfach die beiden "Künstler" Dreyman und CMS. The state servant's doubts in the system are depicted in one of the most interesting ways I've seen, Wiesler for example are suspicious of his subject simply because he is an intelligent and well-read writer. ‘Das Leben der Anderen’ And within this all we see the change of one man, a man who listens, spies and judges. tam akademinin seveceği sıkıcılıkta bir film. Block or Report. phenomenal film. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Das mit Abstand Beste an diesem Film ist Ulrich Mühe und es ist tragisch, dass er kruz nach dem Film gestorben ist. Minority Report. A 30 minute epilogue with multiple “# years later” done really well. The Lives of Others 2006 ★★★½ . Stasi-Kapitän Wieler wird angewiesen, dem Autor Dreyman zu folgen und taucht immer tiefer in sein Leben ein, bis er die Schwelle erreicht, an dem System zu zweifeln. 1,163 films watched. Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand. It begins with Wiesler teaching a class in the theory and practice of interrogation; one chilling detail is that suspects are forced to sit on their hands, so that the chair cushion can be saved for possible use by bloodhounds. More details at Close to 300 users submitted a list…, Jens Åge Jakobsen 5,166 films 2,100 21 Edit, Does it take you an hour to pick a movie? ", The 2007 winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film is the German thriller The Lives of Others directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. No movie before showed this theme such intense and well played like this Film. Rewatched by bigshot1. Jack Moulton 1,497 films 7,157 4071 Edit, It's simple: Post your #1 ever (no runners-up or ties please) in the comments and I'll add…, Yea, reeling stuff. The 2007 winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film is the German thriller The Lives of Others directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Badur’s films. 1,000 Greatest Films of All Time – 2021 Edition. The Lives of Others is at once a political thriller and a human drama. Despite some wonderful camerawork and an interesting premise, the film takes 30 minutes until the spying even starts, and then it's another half hour until the two leads' lives begin to intertwine. A guilty prisoner becomes more calm and quiet. Gerd dirige la vida de Georg (G/G) colocando una cámara (a una cámara se supone que debe filmarse una película) y micrófonos, la casa del escritor pasa a ser el escenario, el set de filmación, del protagonista. Favorites: Master, a Building in Copacabana (2002), Salaam Cinema (1995), Frances Ha (2012), Sidewalls (2011). watched this film in school once. He sits with his surveillance equipment in an attic, listening to their conversations, telephone calls, lovemaking and all the other stuff a couple does in the every-day-lives. The people, their emotions and their thought processes. Are you ready…, NeverTooEarlyMP 4,925 films 8,081 489 Edit. Watched Sep 30, 2020. In his first feature film von Donnersmarck and his film crew are able to perfectly recreate The Eastern Bloc in all of its glorious grayness. ☆”Now I'll have the strength. Favorites: A Silent Voice (2016), Paddington 2 (2017), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018). 566 films watched. I hated the film so much, I walked out after 40 minutes and patiently waited another two before calling. His mission is eventually complicated because of his obsession with the subject's lives… Barış’s review published on Letterboxd: Etkileyici film, Oscar'ı sonuna kadar hak etmiş. The plot is about the monitoring of East Berlin residents by agents of the Stasi, East Germany's secret police. Futureless uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. Every film that has ever been nominated for an Academy Award in any category. If for no other reason, surveillance gives power to those that can wield it. 04 Jul, 2013. I could almost fall asleep watching the latest action blockbuster, and be riveted by 5 hours of pain drying: what matters is the presentation. “The Lives of Others” is haunted by a piece of music called “Sonata for a Good Man,” composed for the film by Gabriel Yared and, at the same time, … The best way to establish guilt or innocence is non-stop interrogation. Hauptmann Wiesler is assigned to eavesdrop on a suspected opposer of the state's political party, yet he slowly shows more and more humanistic tendencies, and forms a strange protective fascination of this couple's lives. Review by Actual Grandma. Stasi captain Wieler is ordered to follow author Dreyman and plunges deeper and deeper into his life until he reaches the threshold of doubting the system. The Lives of Others 2006 ★★★★★ Rewatched Mar 14 , 2021 critico y citrico’s review published on Letterboxd: Hier werden probleme radikaler Ideologien aufgezeigt ohne einzelne Personen als "den bösen Mann" darzustellen.Die Problematik liegt im System und der Schwächen des Menschen im Generellen. 1966 ‘Avec la peau des autres’ Directed by Jacques Deray The themes are many, but the most prominent ones are: Loneliness, redemption, oppression, depression and valor. Okay I think this has gotta be up there as one of my favorite movies. Share this page. Winner of Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, The Lives of Others has a very serene ambience when compared to other entries in the spy genre which are usually filled with chases, action or violence for this German drama tries to paint an authentic portrait of life in East Germany and is a silent observation of human nature. das bekannte Cover. Enjoy! Add a review? The subjects he's conducting surveillance on is a writer and his lover played by Sebastian Koch and Martina Gedeck respectively, these characters are responsible for bringing warmth and emotion to an otherwise cold film and dark story. TJBertus uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. The Lives of Others is a masterfully plotted historical and fictional drama that never bores its audience with mediocre side plots that add nothing of substance. Do you love all types of movies? archieeee uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. Watched Like Valkyrie displayed an uprising within a gestating dictatorship, Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck genuinely displays a social revolution in the making. Konnte mit denen nichts anfangen. Ulrich Mühe's performance is so subtle and yet so incredibly moving. Anything with more than 1,000 views on Letterboxd that’s longer…, Peter Stanley 1,235 films 49,796 1421 Edit, All the films from all the editions, including those subsequently removed, presently totalling 1235. He will shout and rage. What will happen next is never as obvious as it might seem in the particular moment. A tragic love story set in East Berlin with the backdrop of an undercover Stasi controlled culture. There is no review for this diary entry. This list just from the 2020 edition,…, juliodogpit 1,001 films 13,060 555 Edit, UPDATE--------------------------------------------------------------------------, Check out also: The 100 Greatest Documentaries, ranked as objectively as possible The 100 Greatest Directors The 100 Greatest…, MomSaysItsOK 1,000 films 9,493 111 Edit, In April 2018, the subreddit /r/TrueFilm voted for a canon of 1000 films. The great Ulrich Mühe does his bist career performance and one of the best I have ever seen. I recognize the need for some exposition, but honestly, I would have preferred to have been thrown in with no context as opposed to having to sit through an hour of it!For most of…. This German Film shows the cruelty’s of GDR regime in the mid and late 80s. Consequently, it's not exclusively a political film but equally an emotionally devastating thriller with a sharp-edged screenplay from von Donnersmarck…, The Lives of Others is a masterfully plotted historical and fictional drama that never bores its audience with mediocre side plots that add nothing of substance. At that point, the film is already half over! Join here. Now it is too easy to attribute this to the Deutsche Gründlichkeit (the German knack for detail and thoroughness), so I won't and I'll say that the strength here stems from respect. Kein perfekter Film, doch das mir der deplatzierte Fokus in einer Szene, als größter Fehler dieses Films, im Gedächtnis blieb spricht Bände. Add a review? That is, until she heard my opinion and the…, Whilst watching this film I cannot get around the incredible display of film-making skills on display here. "The Lives of Others" is a powerful but quiet film, constructed of hidden thoughts and secret desires. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. bigshot1’s films. 259 films watched. Favorites: The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Se7en (1995), The Lives of Others (2006), Fargo (1996). His mission is eventually complicated because of his obsession with the subject's lives, which leads him…. With the Lives of Others. Handwerklich kann man nicht meckern, viele bleibende Einstellungen wie zB. Gedeck und Koch fand ich eher unterdurchschnittlich. Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Block or Report . Most of the shots feel somewhat understated and the characters are perfectly framed, no glamorous shots or flamboyant surroundings detracts from what this film really is about. Lyd’s review published on Letterboxd: Most elaborate fan fiction I’ve seen for the “FBI agent watching me” meme, good stuff tho. © Letterboxd Limited. Though, this film is quite simply, dull. Jens Wassermann Kai Ivo Baulitz Anabelle D. Munro Klaus Münster Gabi Fleming, Arno Wilms Hubertus Rath Christoph von Schönburg, Das Leben der Anderen - Die Sonate vom guten Menschen, 竊聽風暴, Zivoty tech druhých, Teiste elu, 타인의 삶, De andras liv, 137 mins   It is a no-holds barred account of a time where art, freedom and individuality were seen as criminal. The minister, that loser bossman, my brother while watching this film, georg dreyman, etc. i dont really remember what happens. The Lives of Others 2006 ★★★½ . This German Film shows the cruelty’s of GDR regime in the mid and late 80s. Tenet. Die anderen Schauspieler sind ordentlich, besonders Ulrich Tukur. When the whole Snowden thing blew up, I remember one of my sister-in-laws saying that she doesn't care if someone reads all her emails and listens to all her phone calls. The best way to establish guilt or innocence is non-stop interrogation.". Or he cries. 52x52x52. A tragic love story set in East Berlin with the backdrop of an undercover Stasi controlled culture. Hi everybody, today I wanna introduce you to one of my absolutely favorite movies. The film opens in East Berlin in 1984 with a sequence that alternates scenes from an interrogation with scenes from a training class for aspiring officers of the Stasi, or secret police. The Lives of Others (German: Das Leben der Anderen, pronounced [das ˈleːbn̩ deːɐ̯ ˈandəʁən] ()) is a 2006 German drama film written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck marking his feature film debut. Júlia uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. There are so many incredible German films and I've not even seen half of them, but The Lives of Others is the best one I've seen released in recent years. He will shout and rage. In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives. Rush. This is the January 2021 edition of the They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 20, SLodberg uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. Everything is handled with such attention to detail and respect it is simply awe inspiring. Hamushy is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. There is no review for this diary entry. Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. A star deducted for the demonisation of women. Great art direction and a tremendous score together with a good directing work, makes this movie to an absolutely masterpiece of German and international cinema. 14 films watched. The Lives of Others 2006 ★★★½ . True facts also happened, Challenge #6 - A film with subtitles.Time for a quick history lesson. Favorites: The Godfather (1972), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Pulp Fiction (1994), Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019). Share this page. He knows he's there for a reason. The film follows the professional and private life of Gerd Wiesler an agent for the East German security service, who becomes too involved with his subjects during a surveillance operation. The 2007 winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film is the German thriller The Lives of Others directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Before the reunification, films in West Germany had themes such as confronting the past and questioning German identity, as well as addressing contemporary social issues. Con el riesgo que ello implique. IMDb With Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur. Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's has created a superb film with The Lives of Others which plunges into the ridge between government and the masses equalised with analysing matters of the heart. © Letterboxd Limited. Im Großen und Ganzen hat der Film aber gefallen. I heard someone say that the point of the movie is that the stasi agent was the one truly supporting the…. Of course you can argue about the order of movies…. En el medio, conviven Rear Window, The Conversation, De Palma, y el cine de detectives y espionaje ya tan perdido. Finde die schauspielerische Leistung einfach zu schwach, aber auch die Grundlage im Drehbuch nicht ausreichend. Das Leeben der Anderen (The Lives of Others) is about a Stasi man, Gerd Wiesler, whose task is to find incriminating material on the writer Georg Dreyman by spying on him and his girlfriend, a famous actress. Film data from TMDb. All the other actors are memorable as well. Ulrich Muhe gives a superb performance in a complex and layered lead-role and is able to communicate his characters mindset even in scenes where dialogue is absent. Stasi captain Wieler is ordered to follow author Dreyman and plunges deeper and deeper into his life until he reaches the threshold of doubting the system. Or he cries. Show All… The life he has and the life he eventually wants are…, "An innocent prisoner will become more angry by the hour due to the injustice suffered. Mobile site. Mar This review may contain spoilers. Martina Gedeck Ulrich Mühe Sebastian Koch Ulrich Tukur Thomas Thieme Hans-Uwe Bauer Volkmar Kleinert Matthias Brenner Bastian Trost Charly Hübner Herbert Knaup Marie Gruber Hinnerk Schönemann Thomas Arnold Ludwig Blochberger Volker Michalowski Werner Daehn Martin Brambach Hubertus Hartmann Paul Faßnacht Paul Maximilian Schüller Susanna Kraus Michael Gerber Fabian von Klitzing Harald Polzin Sheri Hagen Gitta Schweighöfer Hildegard Schroedter Inga Birkenfeld In The Life of Others, when a political boss decides he wants to get rid of a playwright for personal reasons he tasks super interrogator Hauptmann…. Join here. Rewatched Jun 24, 2020. Watched Apr 08, 2020. prkk___’s review published on Letterboxd: A must-watch one. I don't believe that any concept for a film can be inherently boring. 4.5 stars last time but it gets the full 5 now. Mobile site. Hauptmann Wiesler is assigned to eavesdrop on a suspected opposer of the … This is not necessarily about movies having the best endings but these are the ones that leave…, List made from the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. A guilty prisoner becomes more calm and quiet. VOR DEM FALL DER BERLINER WAND HÖRTE DIE GEHEIMPOLIZEI VON OSTDEUTSCHLAND IHREN GEHEIMNISSEN ZU.Eine tragische Liebesgeschichte in Ostberlin vor dem Hintergrund einer verdeckten, von der Stasi kontrollierten Kultur. The Lives of Others2006★★★½. Liviabf uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. Subtlety is not a language which only the writer/director is fluent in, but the entirety of the cast as well. Sebastian Koch is excellent. All the other actors are memorable as well. TMDb Join here. The film follows the professional and private life of Gerd Wiesler an agent for the East German security service, who becomes too involved with his subjects during a surveillance operation. Therefore he must be guilty of treason. He knows he's there for a reason. When I saw this movie I saw it as a tragedy about a woman who has to choose between being raped and being blacklisted from the acting industry, whose boyfriend completely unsympathetically sees her being forced into sex as a betrayal and tells her if she loves herself she'll refuse to be raped. It’s accentuating how art is under no circumstances for art's sake. and this came about.At the centre of this film is a fantastic performance from the…. Instead, it intricately examines a Stasi investigator's own humanity, and suggests some rays of hope still shone on their own in the dark recesses of East Berlin. Her argument was that only people who have done something wrong need to worry. The Lives of Others 2006 ★★★★½ . La importancia de ser autor. Allí en donde el director puede manipular la escenografía (quitando un libro y la máquina de escribir incriminatoria), cambiar el guion (omitiendo detalles importantes en los informes),…. The Lives of Others 2006 ★★★★½ . The Lives of Others 2006 ★★★★ Watched Jan 18, 2020. The aura of the Berlin Wall is constant, we don't even have to see it. The Lives of Others 2006 ★★★★½ . Respect for a troubled period in a nation's history. Even so, this film provides a resounding answer to her naive response. Das zieht den Film für mich schon runter. Movies that you (initially) thought were "okay" but hit you so damn hard when they ended . This story, set In East Germany in 1984, examines a dedicated Stasi officer conducting surveillance on a playwright and his actress-lover who, as the storyline develops, faces conflicting loyalties as he becomes increasingly absorbed by their lives. The great Ulrich Mühe does his bist career performance and one of the best I have ever seen. Todo esto, con la emotividad propia de un melodrama. The Lives of Others comienza con Gerd Wiesler y Anton Grubitz, capitán y teniente coronel del Stasi, yendo al teatro para ver a Georg Dreyman, el autor de la obra teatral que a partir de allí se convierte en el protagonista de la misión de Gerd Wiesler y de la pelícúla de Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. 226 films watched. gripping drama, as the story progresses you are truly captivated by the protagonist and his rendition. Edgar Cochran’s review published on Letterboxd: The Stasi Police of the East-German government, the control over "the lives of others", the fall of the Berlin Wall... Oh yes, it rings a bell. Watched Apr 02, 2020. yagamama’s review published on Letterboxd: Boys are so slow at understanding things. Bajo el contexto que sea. I’m sick of sorting through concerts, series, and other non-movies. Winner of Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, The Lives of Others has a very serene ambience when compared to other entries in the spy genre which are usually filled with chases, action or violence for this German drama tries to paint an authentic portrait of life in East Germany and is a silent observation of human nature. Block or Report . Like with most newer espionage films The Lives of Others is slow-moving and complex. list of the 1,000 greatest films. Random Arnold’s review published on Letterboxd: "I'm your audience" I adore this movie. Favorites: The Lives of Others (2006), 12 Angry Men (1957), Pride & Prejudice (2005), Oldboy (2003). No movie before showed this theme such intense and well played like this Film. Block or Report . Report this film, When this film first came out, I was in a long distance relationship and we decided to see showings of it at the same time in our separate cities as a "movie date" and call each other after to talk. 2006 When I did, my girlfriend answered the phone sobbing, having been completely emotionally shattered by it. One full star just for the ending alone. In the 90s, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, German filmmakers began to follow international trends, particularly romantic comedies, before choosing to portray the country's history, particularly during the Third Reich and life in the east during the Cold War. I believe that logic to be fundamentally wrong on many levels. An easy way of seeing how…, For more international film goodness check out Letterboxd’s Top 250 International Films and if you like (popular not-Russian movie) watch…, IMDB's top 250 list: loved by some, hated by others. If you like (American film) watch (foreign film), if you like (popular not-Russian movie) watch…, They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? The film follows the professional and private life of Gerd Wiesler an agent for the East German security service, who becomes too involved with his subjects during a surveillance operation. But I feel like everyone else saw it as being about the men. But things don't get easy as their head agent, spying on them, starts sympathize with them. Set in 1980s East Germany, the story of The Lives of Others (also known as Das Leben der Anderen) focuses on the monitoring of East Berlin by agents of the Stasi; the secret police, and concerns an agent who's tasked to conduct a surveillance on a writer & his lover, but over the course of his duty ends up becoming too infatuated…. Sin importar cómo. It's a scare movie that doesn't have to get silly before we gasp. Beim ersten Mal fand ich ihn aber deutlich besser. Cinderella Man. That is how films like Good Bye Lenin! Sehr menschliche Geschichte in einem unglaublich unmenschlichem Setting. Until their dissolution in 1989, the Stasi was one of the most feared institutions of the East German communist government as they attempted to suppress labelled subversives by any means necessary. Block or Report . The Lives of Others 2006 ★★★★ 04 Apr, 2020 Rafael Jovine’s review published on Letterboxd: When a playwright and his friends starts plotting against the socialist East Germany before the Berlin's Wall, the Stasi starts spying on them in hopes of taking them down.
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