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LIVES OF OTHERS

Director:

  Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
  

Year Released:

  2006

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

5 out of 5

4.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Martina Gedeck
  Sebastian Koch
  Ulrich Mühe
  Thomas Thieme
  Ulrich Tukur
Movie Haiku:Bone-chilling depiction of life in East Germany in the years immediately preceding the fall of the Berlin Wall. Koch (a prominent playwright) comes under state scrutiny when a powerful party heavyweight starts lusting after Gedeck (his lover & leading lady). Muhe expertly holds the center as a conscience-stricken mid-level bureaucrat.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2007