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The Lives of Others

Avec : Ulrich Tukur, Michael Gerber Réalisateur : Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
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American viewers may be more familiar with The Lives of Others as the film that upset Pan's Labyrinth for the 2006 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar than they are from having seen it themselves. But those who did see it understood full well why this German sociopolitical drama deserved every honor a body of voters might bestow it. While most of the memorable "Big Brother is watching" films have dealt with future dystopias, rookie writer/director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck finds plenty of this justified paranoia in his own country's recent history. For Westerners, it's a truly chilling view into East Germany as controlled by the Communists and policed by the Stasi during the 1980s. But The Lives of Others is no clinical look into German history -- it's an involving character study full of difficult choices and suspenseful moments, and it plays out to an extremely satisfying conclusion. All the performances are effective, but this is Ulrich Mhe's film -- an amazing statement given his even, quiet performance. A true believer in the twin weapons of intensive surveillance and emotional torture, who teaches students to perfect these very principles, Mhe's Gerd Wiesler pursues his job with a dogmatic fervor that's concentrated into near wordlessness. It's a real measure of his capabilities as an actor, then, that he takes the viewer on such a profound arc toward enlightenment, remarkable in its subtlety. The title may be a bit inexact -- "The Political Philosophies of Others" might have cut closer to how Wiesler is affected by the playwright and his girlfriend. But how to employ his newfound ideas, when similar zealots are monitoring his own protocols for any chinks in his resolve? The Lives of Others is an equal joy to watch aesthetically, shot expertly by Hagen Bogdanski and dressed with an artful drabness by production designer Silke Buhr. And with its thematic parallels to the Bush administration's domestic wire-tapping policies, it crackles with immediacy. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide


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19 internautes sur 19 ont trouvé ce commentaire utile :
5.0étoiles sur 5 "What is a director that cannot direct?", Mai 6 2007
Par bel_78 "Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfa... (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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"The lives of others" (= Das leben der anderen") is a wonderful film directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, that won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film. Truth to be told, I hadnt heard his name before, but I am certain that I will not forget it now. This film, his debut as a director, is simply exceptional. An engaging political thriller, this movie is at the same time a complex study regarding the power of choices, and the way we behave when faced to our worst fears.

The story is set in East Germany in 1984, when the lack of freedom and the zeal of the Secret Police (Stasi) were pervasive. Captain Gerd Wiesler (Ulrich Mühe) is an agent that specializes in discovering "traitors", that is, those that dont agree with everything that the government says. Wiesler is very good at his job, and has no mercy for those that dont add up to his ideal of what a good socialist should be.

That is probably the reason why his superior assigns him the task of of spying on Georg Dreyman (Sebastian Koch), a well-known socialist playwright that is nonetheless suspicious, due to his friends. Dreyman lives with his girlfriend, Christa-Maria Sieland (Martina Gedeck), a talented actress that loves him but has sexual trysts with a powerful government official that promises her that she will never be in the black list of artist that cannot work.

As Wiesler learns more about the couple, thanks to the hidden microphones his team installed in their apartment, he starts warming towards them. He even protects them when Dreyman becomes actively involved in "subversive" activities, as a reaction to the suicide of a friend that had been blacklisted. But how far will Wiesler risk himself? And can human beings really change?

Strangely enough, "The lives of others" tackles those difficult questions in a manner that leaves nothing to be desired, and makes you think almost involuntarily about many more that have to do with them. On the whole, I must say that I cannot recommend this film strongly enough. Please dont miss it...

Belen Alcat, May 2007
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5.0étoiles sur 5 A very powerful movie!, Déc 9 2007
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This movie is so well made and with such depth of character and depiction of a totalitarian system, that it gives the viewer much to contemplate. It shows a ponerized society in it's final stages, when creativity is completely stifled. I liked the way the stasi captain was depicted, who was ideologically driven and the process he underwent. It would be hard to write more without revealing too much of the plot. In light of the way Western society is marching in a fascist direction with surveillance and torture becoming the norm this movie is a must see. To understand about ponerology, I can recommend a book I recently read called "Political Ponerology, a Science on the Nature of Evil Adjusted for Political Purposes", as it compliments this film nicely.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Great, Thought Provoking Movie, Sep 6 2007
Par Kilgore "wonderman1" (Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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I hate subtitles (German movie) but nothing else to rent so we went for it and glad I did. The subtitles were easy to read and the whole movie from plot to directing to acting was brilliant. This is about East Germany and their secret service whose goal was to "know everything" by spying on and interrogating their own. One of their senior spies ends up spying on a playwright but gets caught up in his life and no doubt comparing it to his own lonely and bleak existance.

Taught and smart, I really recommend this one, should probably get a nomination for the Oscars at least for best foriegn film.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 A very important movie
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5.0étoiles sur 5 One of the best movies I've seen
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4.0étoiles sur 5 slow moving at first
Although this movie is very slow moving at first, if you stay with it, it will be worth it. The conclusion builds throughout the movie and the ending is very moving. Read more
Publié il y a 5 mois par B. Hopkins

5.0étoiles sur 5 Lives of the others..
This is a great movie that transports us back in time and behind the "iron curtain". For those who actually lived through those times, it will bring memories back and they will... Read more
Publié il y a 7 mois par Blanka

3.0étoiles sur 5 one great performance does not make this a classic
One thing this movie evokes is how dull life in East Germany was for both those who work for the state and those who were watched by the state. Read more
Publié il y a 8 mois par Brian Maitland

4.0étoiles sur 5 Great movie!
So many different elements it this movie make it a must-see. Almost every character is an integral part of the movie and the topic is disturbing but important. Read more
Publié il y a 8 mois par Jane Humphrey

5.0étoiles sur 5 Hearing the heretics
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5.0étoiles sur 5 A beautifully made and poignant movie
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5.0étoiles sur 5 A very powerful movie!

This movie is so well made and with such depth of character and depiction of a totalitarian system, that it gives the viewer much to contemplate. Read more
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Powerful...A Must See
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