The Lives of Others

“A hauntingly quiet surveillance that slowly reveals the profound beauty of a human soul under pressure.”

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“The last third of the movie is incredible, I felt so much sorry for all the people in this dictatorship.”

gracjanskiabout 66–100% inread it ↗

“the affection and journey of how the lead character draws out to the couple works more than anything ever for he too is in a similar condition to the audience and hence it becomes almost impossible not to be effected by it”

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“smart front the first frame until the curtain drops and only if it had better editing on its side, it would have easily entered the major league”

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“Good guys facing tragic circumstances in an interesting period of history. Because you view the main characters lives from the perspective of the morally confused Stasi Officer investigating them, you receive more information than the characters have about their hopeless situation. This makes it all the more tragic to see the suffering they endure. Absolutely love this film. The only film so far to make my dad and I cry.”

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“20 years later, still one of the great movies of the century. An amazing realistic take on the last days of the failing East German state at a time when the lessons from its deserved demise are being forgotten and propaganda is trying to repaint it as greatness. Interesting script, great performances and direction, deep and multi-layered message. A must watch.”

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