Leben der Anderen, Das (2006)

Regisseur:

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Drehbuchautor:

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (written by)

Premierendatum:

23. März 2006 (Deutschland)

Genre:

Drama

Werbezeile:

Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets

Plot:

In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.

Plot Keywords:

Suppression | East German Culture | Sex Scene | Darkness | Sex

Filmpreise:

Won Oscar. Another 56 wins & 22 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

The hit at Telluride

Besetzung

Martina Gedeck	...	Christa-Maria Sieland
Ulrich Mühe	...	Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler
Sebastian Koch	...	Georg Dreyman
Ulrich Tukur	...	Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz
Thomas Thieme	...	Minister Bruno Hempf
Hans-Uwe Bauer	...	Paul Hauser
Volkmar Kleinert	...	Albert Jerska
Matthias Brenner	...	Karl Wallner
Charly Hübner	...	Udo
Herbert Knaup	...	Gregor Hessenstein
Bastian Trost	...	Häftling 227
Marie Gruber	...	Frau Meineke
Volker Michalowski	...	Schriftexperte (as Zack Volker Michalowski)
Werner Daehn	...	Einsatzleiter in Uniform
Martin Brambach	...	Einsatzleiter Meyer

Alternativ:

Leben der Anderen - Die Sonate vom guten Menschen, Das (Deutschland) (working title)
The Lives of Others (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexuality/nudity.

Länge:

137 Min

Produktionsland:

Deutschland

Sprache:

Deutsch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Sweden:7 | Finland:K-11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:13 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R | UK:15 | Spain:7 | Malaysia:U | Ireland:15A | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | France:Unrated | Italy:T | South Korea:15 | Czech Republic:12 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Brazil:12 | Netherlands:12

Drehorte:

Altes Stadthaus, Klosterstraße, Berlin, Germany

Firma:

Arte

Dies und das:

All the listening/recording props used in the film are actual Stasi equipment on loan from museums and collectors. The props master had himself spent two years in a Stasi prison and insisted upon absolute authenticity down to the machine used at the end of the film to steam-open up to 600 letters per hour.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Wiesler and Grubitz are having lunch with some Stasi-members, there isn't anything on their plates.

Dialogzitate:

Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler: An innocent prisoner will become more angry by the hour due to the injustice suffered. He will shout and rage. A guilty prisoner becomes more calm and quiet. Or he cries. He knows he's there for a reason. The best way to establish guilt or innocence is non-stop interrogation.

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The hit at Telluride

This was my favorite film at Telluride. Everyone with whom I talked had the same feeling. It generated the most "buzz." I hope it has a wide audience in the US. The acting by those who experienced the Stasi was moving and believable. Ulrich Muhe as the Stasi Officer was brilliant. Most of us cried during the final scene. Florian Henckel-Donnersmarck's direction with its twists and turns kept the audience glued to the screen. Because of the film's popularity, it was scheduled again for another showing at the festival. Both Muhe and Henckel-Donnersmarck were present and were stopped where ever they went during the festival. I recommend this film and gave it a 10.