The Lives of Others

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The Lives of Others

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This is a German film about being an artistic type in East Germany during communist rule. It is a moving film about how an people become disillusioned with the state and how they start to rebel against the status quo. It is quite a long film but very good.

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The horrifying, sometimes unintentionally funny system of observation in the former East Germany. In the early 1980s, the successful dramatist Georg Dreyman and his longtime companion Christa-Maria Sieland, a popular actress, are big intellectual stars in the socialist state, although they secretly don't always think loyal to the party line. One day, the Minister of Culture becomes interested in Christa, so the secret service agent Wiesler is instructed to observe and sound out the couple, but their life fascinates him more and more...
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Re: The Lives of Others

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I agree with Mike- well worth a watch.

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