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Good Bye, Lenin! by Wolfgang Becker (II)
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DVD Cover InformationActor: Chulpan Khamatova, Daniel Br?hl, Florian Lukas, Katrin Sa?, Maria Simon Director: Wolfgang Becker (II) 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
Movie Reviews of Good Bye, Lenin!Movie Review: "Lie to me, I promise, I'll believe" -Sheryl Crow Summary: 5 StarsThis movie tells the story of a family living in East Germany at a time of great political and social change. It explores many facets of love, lies and politics: the bond between a mother and her son, the love of kids for their mother compared to her love for them, the mistakes and lies of parents as compared to lies of children, politics and the economy ruling people's life, and love that actually rules every thing.
My words will not adequately describe this movie; you won't regret watching it! The son and the mother are both great actors who make you cry and laugh at the same time.
The wounds of a family and a nation are told through the marvelous acting of the mother and son. Watch the silly details as the son's little lie takes on a life of its own, and the irony of meeting his childhood hero, who is drawn into the son's web of lies. Watch the son creating his own East Germany; very funny and very powerful.
Such a wonderful movie, a lovely and new story played by great actors and delivered by good director.
Summary of Good Bye, Lenin!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 Fetzer
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