Saw this last night and this morning. Fantastic.
It's been out since 2007 (coming to things late there) and has had rave reviews.
Briefly, it's set in Communist era East Germany and follows the story of the Stasi (state spies) as they look in on the life of a couple active in the East Berlin arts scene.
Very moving stuff, the drabness of East Berlin is beautifully done (anyone who has been there will recognise it) and the film's understatedness of the brutal interference of the regime in individual's lives is compelling.
I'll not write a plot spoiler, but if you haven't seen it it is really worth seeing.
There were also rumours of a Hollywood remake prior to Sidney Pollack's death (the film is German language with subtitles but please don't let that put you off). Not sure what I think about a remake - probably would be a good thing if it popularises a superb work of art to a wider audience (who then go on to watch the original).
Amazon link here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lives-Others-DVD-Martina-Gedeck/dp/B000R342QS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1258296326&sr=8-1
106 5* reviews out of 127, so even allowing for a biased source, that's a pretty strong recommendation to back up my own.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment