AltWeeklies Wire
Emotion in East Germanynew
Oscar-winning The Lives of Others is amazingly moving and politically astute.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
03-09-2007 |
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Secrets and Liesnew
Telling stories to survive in East Germany.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-08-2007 |
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Big Brother Is Listening, Too
Not only did Germany’s The Lives of Others win the Oscar last week for best foreign film, it also bagged the unofficial prize for biggest upset.
Boulder Weekly |
Thomas Delapa |
03-05-2007 |
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Closely Watched Germansnew
This recent Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film is the story of the small redemption of one man, who happens to be a hated East German Stasi officer.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
03-01-2007 |
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Watchful Eyenew
Oscar winner examines life under the thumb.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
03-01-2007 |
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Eastern State of Mindnew
Though his film is set in the '80s, von Donnersmarck dislikes Soviet-era nostalgia.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
02-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Buggin' Outnew
The Lives of Others traffics in a virtue too many art-house directors fear: optimism.
Washington City Paper |
Justin Moyer |
02-23-2007 |
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Control Roomnew
A compassionate look at the repressive history of East Germany.
New York Press |
Armond White |
02-08-2007 |
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The Stasi Who Came in From the Coldnew
Listening in on The Lives of Others.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
12-05-2006 |
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