The Lives of Others

[HseagullsH]

Watched this masterpiece yesterday. Anybody else seen it? It is a German film with English subtitles...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Great film. I think it won an Oscar as well. I watched it just before I moved to Berlin which gave it a bit of extra resonance for me.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Brilliant stuff, you may also like Good Bye Lenin more of a uplifting black comedy on the fall of the berlin wall. The directors said this film allowed the to make the life of others, if you watch the extra features on the DVD the interview with Ulrick Muhe (think thats his name) who was actually watched by the East German goverment.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Downfall is magnificent. Not seen the lives of others but heard it is good.

 

[HseagullsH]

Brilliant stuff, you may also like Good Bye Lenin more of a uplifting black comedy on the fall of the berlin wall. The directors said this film allowed the to make the life of others, if you watch the extra features on the DVD the interview with Ulrick Muhe (think thats his name) who was actually watched by the East German goverment.

My sister has Goodbye Mr Lenin so I'll give it a watch.

US I'll also take a look at DownFall, it is rated higher. I strongly advise you to watch The Lives of Others though.

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

Brilliant stuff, you may also like Good Bye Lenin more of a uplifting black comedy on the fall of the berlin wall. The directors said this film allowed the to make the life of others, if you watch the extra features on the DVD the interview with Ulrick Muhe (think thats his name) who was actually watched by the East German goverment.

You and me are cut from the same cloth! Love Goodbye Lenin!

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Downfall is magnificent. Not seen the lives of others but heard it is good.

Too right, what a performance by Bruno Gantz. The Lives of Others is well worth a viewing.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Bruno Ganz's performance is right up there in the top 5 of the last 20 years along with

Christian Bale - The Machinist
Liam Neeson - Schindler's List
Ralph Fiennes - Schindler's List

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Too right, what a performance by Bruno Gantz. The Lives of Others is well worth a viewing.

Downfall has had criticism from people as it " humanizes Hitler ". I dis agree it shows him as a madmad who has lost the plot. After all his was evil but he was " human " who loved his Dogs etc etc. The film showed this superbly.

 

[HseagullsH]

Bruno Ganz's performance is right up there in the top 5 of the last 20 years along with

Christian Bale - The Machinist
Liam Neeson - Schindler's List
Ralph Fiennes - Schindler's List

My favourites are:

Kevin Spacey - The Usual Suspects
Brad Pitt - Fight Club
Al Pacino - The Godfather

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Check out the ensemble cast in Glen Garry Glen Ross. A mastershow of acting talent.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

My best ever performance of all time is probably Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Robert De Niro's performance in Raging Bull takes some beating.

 

[Taybha]

Robert De Niro's performance in Raging Bull takes some beating.

Thats because it has not and never will be.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Robert De Niro's performance in Raging Bull takes some beating.

Not bad.

 

[HseagullsH]

It was a great performance and was worth of the Oscar but I wouldn't say it was the greatest ever performance. We will have our own opinions though I am sure..

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Not bad.

Not bad Uncle? Christ that's how it should be done. It was incredible stuff.

 

[Tooting Gull]

The Lives of Others is an outstanding film. I think I got the tip on here, maybe MoH. On the same basis I'll have to give Downfall a try.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

My favourite De Niro performance was in Cape Fear.

 

[Tooting Gull]

De Niro is miles better in both Raging Bull and King of Comedy.

He suffers in Cape Fear because Robert Mitchum was impossible to better, or even match, from the original.

Come on Uncle, this is supposed to be your specialist subject. You're having a mare.