The Lives of Others [Blu-ray] [2007] [US Import] | ![The Lives of Others [Blu-ray] [2007] [US Import]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51LwqKlA1UL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck
Actors: Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Muehe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
Buy New: £16.60
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 67291
Format: Ac-3, Colour, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), German (Original Language)
Media: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 138 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 20948
UPC: 043396209480
EAN: 0043396209480
ASIN: B000P46QTA
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: August 21, 2007
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Outstanding August 4, 2008
A. Serrano (Zaragoza)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I was very impressed with this movie , although is in German with subtitles you will ignore that after the first 5 minutes.
Ulrik Muhe is a Stasi agent investigating a writer for possible anti-communist activities and becomes involved in his life.
The atmosphere of fear is chilling and very real and is the best movie to portrait a totalitarian regime since schidler's list.The streets os East Berlin appear dark and deserted from life and traffic.
The movie runs for over 2 hours and is worth watching several times , the Extras on the disc are very interesting particularly the director comments and Ulrik Muhe interview.
 Blu Ray Region June 30, 2008
RuggerNE8 (Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, U.K.)
Excellent film, shame the U.S. import blu ray release is locked to region 'A', so unless you have an import player, or PS3 console, avoid...
As it was then, is becoming again January 1, 2008
Irini
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My brother bought the DVD because he liked it so much, and insisted that i watch it too. I did today, and it was well spend time. It is a German movie based in East Berlin in 1984, which won a bunch of awards - deservedly i might add.
It is an excellent portrayal of how a repressive regime can shape people's psychology, whether they are of the oppressors or those against. In 1984 the Stasi (GDR's secret police) had agents trained on how to spy the 'suspects' (anyone thought to not follow the regime's ideology) and how to extract information from them. Human psychology is shown to be a valuable tool in the hands of the agents, and so is their "research" on how to break down a suspect to talk.
The story follows Gerd Weisler (who actually reminds a lot of Inspector Finch character from V for Vendetta), a man who works for Stasi and is shown to be a loyal robot-like person with no life of his own, living by the rules. That changes when he is assigned to spy on a couple - Georg, a writer and his companion Christa-Maria, an actress. He seems to be discovering through them aspects of life, morality and relationships not known to him before, and against his previous beliefs. His transformation is very interesting to watch and at times i was not sure whether he would follow the Stasi code, or his own conscience; but that was true in a sense for all characters, as their actions were hard to predict. Acting is excellent, and so is the music, as well the literature/art references, which create a certain atmosphere for the audience to enter.
Yep, it is very relevant in our days, where surveillance is becoming accepted by the vast majority everywhere, without understanding where it can/would lead to, or without the knowledge that this has happened so many times in the past and will do again and again, until we learn to study history and learn from it.
This movie kept me on the edge of my sit - there's no dull or boring moment in it - and with tears on the edge of my eyes throughout. It gets 5 stars from me and i highly recommend it! :)
A very powerful movie! December 10, 2007
Aeneas
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This movie is so well made and with such depth of character and depiction of a totalitarian system, that it gives the viewer much to contemplate. It shows a ponerized society in it's final stages, when creativity is completely stifled. I liked the way the stasi captain was depicted, who was ideologically driven and the process he underwent. It would be hard to write more without revealing too much of the plot. In light of the way Western society is marching in a fascist direction with surveillance and torture becoming the norm this movie is a must see. To understand about ponerology, I can recommend a book I recently read called "Political Ponerology, a Science on the Nature of Evil Adjusted for Political Purposes", as it compliments this film nicely.
A very powerful movie! December 10, 2007
Aeneas
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This movie is so well made and with such depth of character and depiction of a totalitarian system, that it gives the viewer much to contemplate. It shows a ponerized society in it's final stages, when creativity is completely stifled. I liked the way the stasi captain was depicted, who was ideologically driven and the process he underwent. It would be hard to write more without revealing too much of the plot. In light of the way Western society is marching in a fascist direction with surveillance and torture becoming the norm this movie is a must see. To understand about ponerology, I can recommend a book I recently read called "Political Ponerology, a Science on the Nature of Evil Adjusted for Political Purposes", as it compliments this film nicely.
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