The film opens in East Berlin in 1984 with a sequence that alternates scenes from an interrogation with scenes from a training class for aspiring officers of the Stasi, or secret police. Dreyman’s friends discuss and fear the worst. Investigators are unable to find any corroborating evidence, and Sieland tragically commits suicide. The Lives of Others is an allegory for socialism, specifically, Both The Lives of Others (2006) and Barbara (2012) present a version of life under the oppressive communist regime of East Germany. As a reporter at the time for The New York Tribune, his writing and photography sparked reform and forced many people, even the likes of Theodore Roosevelt, to focus their attention on the horrendous conditions in which the, using violence as a justification for violence, just an excuse. The Lives of Others is a masterfully plotted historical and fictional drama that never bores its audience with mediocre side plots that add nothing of substance. The Lives of Others, directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmark, focuses on the cultural scene in East Berlin during the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in the middle of the 1980s. One of the best scenes in The Lives of Others is a small one that signals that a transformation has taken place in Wiesler during his surveillance of the playwright. Wiesler did not know what a blessing was bestowed upon him, when he was put in charge of monitoring their activities. He also is shaken by the grief that overtakes Dreyman when his friend, director Albert Jerska (Volkmar Kleinert), commits suicide after having his career wrecked by the Stasi. "The Lives of Others" is a powerful but quiet film, constructed of hidden thoughts and secret desires. And, if you wish to share this post with others, you can tweet or give this article a Google +1.
Surprisingly, it is only one percent of the population that controls most of the international financial assets, creating a massive change in the international landscape of poverty. When the cashier ringing him up asks if he wants the book wrapped, he replies “No, it’s for me.”. The once rigid Stasi officer begins to intervene in their lives, in a positive way, protecting them whenever possible.
In light of current debates surrounding global surveillance programs in the name of security, The Lives of Others serves to caution that surveillance without oversight can be abused nefariously for personal agendas, as well.
Let me admit candidly Deby has a lovable heart which is very much visible here.I really enjoyed the remark about the masculine energy of police state threatened by heart ,whose feeling can weaken its so-called rules & regulations. Wiesler later goes to see a play written by Georg Dreyman featuring actress Christa-Maria Sieland and suggests to his superiors that Dreyman is not as upstanding of a citizen as he appears and should therefore be monitored. I lived in the Soviet Russia, and in reality, people like Wiesler were so profoundly injured as human beings that it was unlikely for such transformation to actually take place, in my opinion. With this introduction of color, The Lives of Others not only demonstrates how West Germany had globalized with an ethnically diverse population, but also suggests that those who endured the governance of socialist East Germany simply continued their somber, inauspicious existences, but art was able to flourish and take on new dimensions of expression. Thank you for sharing your experience and valuable insights into this difficult topic. The theatre people are dedicated socialists who merely seek artistic freedom and a certain licence to criticise and exercise democratic rights.
This is why I love film and literature. In many countries, privacy is already a luxury of the past. With much love==your former student….
nice reading, wonderful analysis. Why Don’t More Victims of Sexual Abuse Come Forward? The Lives of Others relies upon these visual means to assist with the telling of the story as much as it relies upon the script. A few seconds of awkward silence and Wiesler responds, "Of your football?"
The film opens in East Berlin in 1984 with a sequence that alternates scenes from an interrogation with scenes from a training class for aspiring officers of the Stasi, or secret police. Dreyman’s friends discuss and fear the worst. Investigators are unable to find any corroborating evidence, and Sieland tragically commits suicide. The Lives of Others is an allegory for socialism, specifically, Both The Lives of Others (2006) and Barbara (2012) present a version of life under the oppressive communist regime of East Germany. As a reporter at the time for The New York Tribune, his writing and photography sparked reform and forced many people, even the likes of Theodore Roosevelt, to focus their attention on the horrendous conditions in which the, using violence as a justification for violence, just an excuse. The Lives of Others is a masterfully plotted historical and fictional drama that never bores its audience with mediocre side plots that add nothing of substance. The Lives of Others, directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmark, focuses on the cultural scene in East Berlin during the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in the middle of the 1980s. One of the best scenes in The Lives of Others is a small one that signals that a transformation has taken place in Wiesler during his surveillance of the playwright. Wiesler did not know what a blessing was bestowed upon him, when he was put in charge of monitoring their activities. He also is shaken by the grief that overtakes Dreyman when his friend, director Albert Jerska (Volkmar Kleinert), commits suicide after having his career wrecked by the Stasi. "The Lives of Others" is a powerful but quiet film, constructed of hidden thoughts and secret desires. And, if you wish to share this post with others, you can tweet or give this article a Google +1.
Surprisingly, it is only one percent of the population that controls most of the international financial assets, creating a massive change in the international landscape of poverty. When the cashier ringing him up asks if he wants the book wrapped, he replies “No, it’s for me.”. The once rigid Stasi officer begins to intervene in their lives, in a positive way, protecting them whenever possible.
In light of current debates surrounding global surveillance programs in the name of security, The Lives of Others serves to caution that surveillance without oversight can be abused nefariously for personal agendas, as well.
Let me admit candidly Deby has a lovable heart which is very much visible here.I really enjoyed the remark about the masculine energy of police state threatened by heart ,whose feeling can weaken its so-called rules & regulations. Wiesler later goes to see a play written by Georg Dreyman featuring actress Christa-Maria Sieland and suggests to his superiors that Dreyman is not as upstanding of a citizen as he appears and should therefore be monitored. I lived in the Soviet Russia, and in reality, people like Wiesler were so profoundly injured as human beings that it was unlikely for such transformation to actually take place, in my opinion. With this introduction of color, The Lives of Others not only demonstrates how West Germany had globalized with an ethnically diverse population, but also suggests that those who endured the governance of socialist East Germany simply continued their somber, inauspicious existences, but art was able to flourish and take on new dimensions of expression. Thank you for sharing your experience and valuable insights into this difficult topic. The theatre people are dedicated socialists who merely seek artistic freedom and a certain licence to criticise and exercise democratic rights.
This is why I love film and literature. In many countries, privacy is already a luxury of the past. With much love==your former student….
nice reading, wonderful analysis. Why Don’t More Victims of Sexual Abuse Come Forward? The Lives of Others relies upon these visual means to assist with the telling of the story as much as it relies upon the script. A few seconds of awkward silence and Wiesler responds, "Of your football?"
The film opens in East Berlin in 1984 with a sequence that alternates scenes from an interrogation with scenes from a training class for aspiring officers of the Stasi, or secret police. Dreyman’s friends discuss and fear the worst. Investigators are unable to find any corroborating evidence, and Sieland tragically commits suicide. The Lives of Others is an allegory for socialism, specifically, Both The Lives of Others (2006) and Barbara (2012) present a version of life under the oppressive communist regime of East Germany. As a reporter at the time for The New York Tribune, his writing and photography sparked reform and forced many people, even the likes of Theodore Roosevelt, to focus their attention on the horrendous conditions in which the, using violence as a justification for violence, just an excuse. The Lives of Others is a masterfully plotted historical and fictional drama that never bores its audience with mediocre side plots that add nothing of substance. The Lives of Others, directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmark, focuses on the cultural scene in East Berlin during the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in the middle of the 1980s. One of the best scenes in The Lives of Others is a small one that signals that a transformation has taken place in Wiesler during his surveillance of the playwright. Wiesler did not know what a blessing was bestowed upon him, when he was put in charge of monitoring their activities. He also is shaken by the grief that overtakes Dreyman when his friend, director Albert Jerska (Volkmar Kleinert), commits suicide after having his career wrecked by the Stasi. "The Lives of Others" is a powerful but quiet film, constructed of hidden thoughts and secret desires. And, if you wish to share this post with others, you can tweet or give this article a Google +1.
Surprisingly, it is only one percent of the population that controls most of the international financial assets, creating a massive change in the international landscape of poverty. When the cashier ringing him up asks if he wants the book wrapped, he replies “No, it’s for me.”. The once rigid Stasi officer begins to intervene in their lives, in a positive way, protecting them whenever possible.
In light of current debates surrounding global surveillance programs in the name of security, The Lives of Others serves to caution that surveillance without oversight can be abused nefariously for personal agendas, as well.
Let me admit candidly Deby has a lovable heart which is very much visible here.I really enjoyed the remark about the masculine energy of police state threatened by heart ,whose feeling can weaken its so-called rules & regulations. Wiesler later goes to see a play written by Georg Dreyman featuring actress Christa-Maria Sieland and suggests to his superiors that Dreyman is not as upstanding of a citizen as he appears and should therefore be monitored. I lived in the Soviet Russia, and in reality, people like Wiesler were so profoundly injured as human beings that it was unlikely for such transformation to actually take place, in my opinion. With this introduction of color, The Lives of Others not only demonstrates how West Germany had globalized with an ethnically diverse population, but also suggests that those who endured the governance of socialist East Germany simply continued their somber, inauspicious existences, but art was able to flourish and take on new dimensions of expression. Thank you for sharing your experience and valuable insights into this difficult topic. The theatre people are dedicated socialists who merely seek artistic freedom and a certain licence to criticise and exercise democratic rights.
This is why I love film and literature. In many countries, privacy is already a luxury of the past. With much love==your former student….
nice reading, wonderful analysis. Why Don’t More Victims of Sexual Abuse Come Forward? The Lives of Others relies upon these visual means to assist with the telling of the story as much as it relies upon the script. A few seconds of awkward silence and Wiesler responds, "Of your football?"
Author: Gradey Wang, The 2006 German drama film The Lives of Others (German: Das Leben der Anderen) directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck follows the lives of playwright Georg Dreyman (played by Sebastian Koch) and his girlfriend Christa-Maria Sieland (played by Martina Gedeck) in East Germany between 1984 and 1991. To accomplish this feat, they employee 100,000 people and rely upon twice as many other individuals who serve as informers. "Privacy shelters, and thus offers sustenance to fragile virtues.". Getting to Oz: The personal journey home to your true self. The film’s story included death, drugs, and corruption to accurately portray Germany’s past. Skeleton in the cupboard is very descriptive.
The film opens in East Berlin in 1984 with a sequence that alternates scenes from an interrogation with scenes from a training class for aspiring officers of the Stasi, or secret police. Dreyman’s friends discuss and fear the worst. Investigators are unable to find any corroborating evidence, and Sieland tragically commits suicide. The Lives of Others is an allegory for socialism, specifically, Both The Lives of Others (2006) and Barbara (2012) present a version of life under the oppressive communist regime of East Germany. As a reporter at the time for The New York Tribune, his writing and photography sparked reform and forced many people, even the likes of Theodore Roosevelt, to focus their attention on the horrendous conditions in which the, using violence as a justification for violence, just an excuse. The Lives of Others is a masterfully plotted historical and fictional drama that never bores its audience with mediocre side plots that add nothing of substance. The Lives of Others, directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmark, focuses on the cultural scene in East Berlin during the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in the middle of the 1980s. One of the best scenes in The Lives of Others is a small one that signals that a transformation has taken place in Wiesler during his surveillance of the playwright. Wiesler did not know what a blessing was bestowed upon him, when he was put in charge of monitoring their activities. He also is shaken by the grief that overtakes Dreyman when his friend, director Albert Jerska (Volkmar Kleinert), commits suicide after having his career wrecked by the Stasi. "The Lives of Others" is a powerful but quiet film, constructed of hidden thoughts and secret desires. And, if you wish to share this post with others, you can tweet or give this article a Google +1.
Surprisingly, it is only one percent of the population that controls most of the international financial assets, creating a massive change in the international landscape of poverty. When the cashier ringing him up asks if he wants the book wrapped, he replies “No, it’s for me.”. The once rigid Stasi officer begins to intervene in their lives, in a positive way, protecting them whenever possible.
In light of current debates surrounding global surveillance programs in the name of security, The Lives of Others serves to caution that surveillance without oversight can be abused nefariously for personal agendas, as well.
Let me admit candidly Deby has a lovable heart which is very much visible here.I really enjoyed the remark about the masculine energy of police state threatened by heart ,whose feeling can weaken its so-called rules & regulations. Wiesler later goes to see a play written by Georg Dreyman featuring actress Christa-Maria Sieland and suggests to his superiors that Dreyman is not as upstanding of a citizen as he appears and should therefore be monitored. I lived in the Soviet Russia, and in reality, people like Wiesler were so profoundly injured as human beings that it was unlikely for such transformation to actually take place, in my opinion. With this introduction of color, The Lives of Others not only demonstrates how West Germany had globalized with an ethnically diverse population, but also suggests that those who endured the governance of socialist East Germany simply continued their somber, inauspicious existences, but art was able to flourish and take on new dimensions of expression. Thank you for sharing your experience and valuable insights into this difficult topic. The theatre people are dedicated socialists who merely seek artistic freedom and a certain licence to criticise and exercise democratic rights.
This is why I love film and literature. In many countries, privacy is already a luxury of the past. With much love==your former student….
nice reading, wonderful analysis. Why Don’t More Victims of Sexual Abuse Come Forward? The Lives of Others relies upon these visual means to assist with the telling of the story as much as it relies upon the script. A few seconds of awkward silence and Wiesler responds, "Of your football?"
