Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others)

Today we went to see a film recommended by our Austrian friend Walter, and also happened to be the winner of this year's Best Foreign Film at the Oscars, The Lives of Others.. wow, what a beautiful film! (and I don't mean that in physical sense, although there are moments).

Ulrich Mühe listening to the Lives of Others

The film was set in Berlin back in '84 - bleak and depressing; before the fall of the famous Berlin Wall, the former East- German government (known as the GDR, German Democratic Republic) ensures its claim to power with a ruthless system of control and surveillance via the Stasi, a vast network of informers that at one time numbered 200,000 out of a population of 17 million. Their goal is to know everything about "the lives of others." And it goes on...

Just a tip in watching this film.. don't get too affected by the obvious bleakness to it cos otherwise a possible dislike will occur.. just sit through and watch it till the end, cos am telling this film have one of the strongest/unforgettable scene that moved me, and literally put tears in my eyes. So if you can watch it in the big screen - go! - otherwise make sure you catch on video and watch it without any distractions.

So I'm giving this film, 5 stars out of 5!


Anyway, tonight we are going to the Brink Launch Party, on Bailey Street in Soho - should be an interesting night.


Ulrich Mühe's photo is copied from the Filmhai site.

To know more about this film, check out the Internet Movie Database site.

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