Good Bye, Lenin!
by Wolfgang Becker
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Actor: Chulpan Khamatova, Daniel Br?hl, Florian Lukas, Katrin Sa?, Maria SimonDirector: Wolfgang Becker
Writer: Wolfgang Becker
Producer: Andreas Schreitm?ller
Producer: Katja De Bock
Producer: Manuela Stehr
Producer: Marcos Kantis
Producer: Paul M?ller
Writer: Bernd Lichtenberg
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Subtitled); German (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 121 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-08-10
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures
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Movie Review: The Fall of the Wall
Summary: 4 Stars
The Kerners are a happy family. Alex (Daniel Br?hl) has grown up in East Germany without his father for years; he moved to the west for another woman when the children were very young. After that Alex and his sister Ariane (Maria Simon) have taken care of their mother (Katrin Sa?), a teacher for the DDR. When she succumbs to a heart attack, she falls into a coma for eight months and misses the fall of the Berlin wall and all of the changes that come with it. When she wakes, the doctors warn that any shock could cause another heart attack and kill her, so Alex and Ariane do their best to create life before the fall of the wall. It is not easy, and their deception is intricate and time consuming.
This film plays out like a typical Hollywood movie, so the language barrier is the only thing that would make this movie less popular among American audiences. The story is well played by all of the actors, especially Sa? who alternates between confusion and tranqulity very well. She is the anchor holding everything together. If you're looking for a good movie that alternates between comedy and drama with historical ties, Good-bye Lenin is an excellent choice.
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Contemporary comedies rarely stretch themselves beyond a bickering romantic couple or a bickering couple and a bucket of bodily fluids, which makes the ambition and intelligence of Good bye, Lenin! not simply entertaining but downright refreshing. The movie starts in East Germany before the fall of communism; our hero, Alex (Daniel Bruhl), describes how his mother (Katrin Sass), a true believer in the communist cause, has a heart attack when she sees him being clubbed by police at a protest. She falls into a coma for eight months--during which the Berlin Wall comes down. When she awakens, her fragile health must avoid any shocks, so Alex creates an illusive reality around his bedridden mother to convince her that communism is still alive. Good bye, Lenin! delicately balances wry satire with its rich investment in the lives of Alex, his mother, and other characters around them. Funny, moving, and highly recommended. --Bret FetzerArt House & International DVD Video
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