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The Lives of Others'

by jenray @ Sunday, Jul. 06, 2008 - 21:06:27

Hi to everybody...I recorded a film last night on Sky Premiere called 'The Lives of Others' it was the debut of writer-director Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck and came out in 2006. It was a slow burn expose of the work of the Stasi in East Germany before the Wall fell and the changing of an ardent Stasi operative into a sympathiser as he listened to the lives of a well known dramatist and his lover, a famous actress on the East German stage...The sense of repression was painful and, as the film progressed, the sense of despair and bleakness of life there became more and more clear...it's not a happy film by any means but it's an excellent study of a man who gradually gets drawn into the lives of the people is watching, and, eventually...well, I won't tell you any more because it will spoil it if you do happen to decide to record it for yourselves....it's on each night this week and is the last film showing on Sky Premiere most nights, with one showing around nine....it's well worth watching because it draws you in even if you don't want to go where it's taking you...Hollywood made a similar film called 'The Conversation' in 1974 with Gene Hackman playing the operative, and I would say the writer/director of 'The Lives of Others' was extremely influenced by it....
Hope you get a chance to see it...


 
 

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09/07/08 @ 09:55

I agree, it's really great. Terribly sad, but really great.

SeasideManSeasideMan pro
09/07/08 @ 11:27

I'd like to see that, thanks for the review and also for not giving much away. The Conversation is a great film, unfairly overshadowed by the two Godfather films that Coppolla made either side of it.

Tom.

Yes, I thought Gene Hackman was excellent in it...very good actor...there's a couple more films I'm recording or have recorded but yet to watch in the case of one...will let you know if worth a view afterwards...there's a Korean thriller coming up soon too on Film4 I think...late so have to record that too...

IronicFilmReferenceIronicFilmReference [Member]
11/07/08 @ 07:58

check out "L'Armée Des Ombres" if you liked The Lives Of Others.

Thanks, it's not a subject I generally watch anymore...very sick of WW2 films, but if it came on the TV I might watch it...I like French film makers...they can get superb performances from their cast and usually good storylines as well..

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