entertainment Sara on 18 Mar 2008 05:15 pm
The lives of others
Long been on my to-see list, I watched “The Lives of Others” on the plane — until my battery died right at the moment (spoiler alert) they came to search the apartment. I had to wait 7 hours thinking about all the possible endings til I arrived in Dublin, bought a plug converter and found a non-smashed outlet to use during the layover.
The movie is now in my top 5, if not top 3. Set in East Berlin, 1984, the plot centers around a playwright, his actress girlfriend and his artist friends with the most complex character-study being that of the career Stasi officer assigned to keep them under surveillance.
The acting is subtle, mesmerizing. The cinematography is stunning. The set design and costumes impeccable (I actually caught myself wanting one of those East Berlin apartments and admiring some of their clothes and furniture).
The movie, without a doubt, deserved the Oscar it won for best foreign language film.
on 18 Mar 2008 at 8:27 pm 1.huned said …
i have seen this, it is excellent. and i am sure i recommended it to you. it made top 5, though, hm? not mine.
on 19 Mar 2008 at 2:03 am 2.Sara said …
sorry hoonie. twas my friend sil who did when it came out. i even wrote it down b/c i have a memory span like a sparrow for movies and books i want to read. and if you have seen it, i seriously question that it is not in your top 5 but ferris beuller (yuk) is! (i have seen your facebook profile). you need to watch it again in that case with an eye for detail.
on 19 Mar 2008 at 2:35 am 3.huned said …
i see you’re getting your information from saralies.com, hm? i did say it was excellent. i even recommended it to my parents. and ferris is good too. but still, my question to you: did this movie bump “jay & silent bob strike back” from your top 5? also? facebook? that’s just as bad as saralies.com
on 26 Mar 2008 at 6:53 pm 4.clare said …
I’ve been wanting to see this since I heard it reviewed on NPR. Finally got it from the library yesterday, but now I need two free hours in which to watch it:p