Fieberg, Klaus: "Das Leben der Anderen" - ein Spielfilm über die Stasi, Deutschunterricht (Westermann) 4/06, S. 43-47 Ein Filmheft mit Anregungen zum Unterricht gibt es für 1 € oder als PDFbei der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. [23] The East German dissident songwriter Wolf Biermann was guardedly enthusiastic about the film, writing in a March 2006 article in Die Welt: "The political tone is authentic, I was moved by the plot. The plot is about the monitoring of East Berlin residents by agents of the Stasi, East Germany's secret police. It should be reissued now. ,,Das Leben der Anderen" ist ein historisches Gesellschaftsdrama, das in der ehemaligen DDR stattfindet. [32][33], The Lives of Others has been referred to in political protests following the 2013 mass surveillance disclosures. Ost-Berlin, November 1984: Der linientreue Stasi Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler wird mit der Überwachung des erfolgreichen Dramatikers Georg Dreyman und dessen Lebensgefährtin, Theaterstar Christa Sieland beauftragt. [20] Josh Rosenblatt, writing in the Austin Chronicle called the film "a triumph of muted grandeur. He said the idea for the film came to him when he was trying to come up with a scenario for a film class. The movie "convincingly demonstrates that when done right, moral and political quandaries can be the most intensely dramatic dilemmas of all. Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII. "[11] Time magazine's Richard Corliss named the film one of the Top 10 Movies of 2007, ranking it at #2. Prime Video From $2.99 $ 2. How does Dreyman know when he sees the red thumb print on his file that Wiesler saved him? De film laat op indrukwekkende wijze zien wat het leven in het voormalige DDR inhield. Sein erster Langfilm, Das Leben der Anderen (st 3908), für den er auch das Drehbuch schrieb, wurde mit fast allen Preisen ausgezeichnet, die das internationale Kino zu bieten hat, u. a. Surprised, Dreyman searches his apartment, finds the listening devices and rips them off the walls. Ik gebruik het woord perfect niet snel, maar Das Leben der Anderen verdient het. It is not the case of some dictator acting against his political opponents. Ost-Berlin, November 1984: Der linientreue Stasi Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler wird mit der Überwachung des erfolgreichen Dramatikers Georg Dreyman und dessen Lebensgefährtin, Theaterstar Christa Sieland beauftragt. The Lives of Others Zustand: "Sehr gut". [34] Daniel Ellsberg in an interview with Brad Friedman on KPFK/Pacifica Radio republished on salon.com stressed the importance of The Lives of Others in light of Edward Snowden's revelations:[35]. She is blackmailed into revealing Dreyman's authorship of the article, although when the Stasi search his apartment, they do not find the typewriter. It stars Ulrich Mühe as Stasi Captain Gerd Wiesler, Ulrich Tukur as his superior Anton Grubitz, Sebastian Koch as the playwright Georg Dreyman, and Martina Gedeck as Dreyman's lover, a prominent actress named Christa-Maria Sieland. [7], In a 2016 BBC poll, critics voted the film the 32nd greatest since 2000. He drew a direct comparison to Henckel von Donnersmarck's film: "This is not a scene from that marvellous film "The Lives of Others," about East Germany and the activities of the Stasi. Everything was happening inside, in private". Das Drama stellt den Staatssicherheits-Apparat und die Kulturszene Ost-Berlins in den Mittelpunkt und setzt sich zudem ernsthaft und kritisch mit der Geschichte der DDR auseinander. Hempf tells him that he had been under full surveillance in 1984. Das Leben der Anderen. Venice Critics’ Week New Head; Lionsgate UK Departures Continue; BBC Studios Cuts Pay Gap – Global Briefs, Lionsgate UK head of acquisitions Nick Manzi set to leave company, Netflix Partners With Brooklyn Museum For ‘The Queen and The Crown: A Virtual Costume Exhibition’, Top 100 Movies as Rated by Women on IMDb in 2016, The Top 200 Movies as Rated by Women on IMDb in 2018, IMDb Top 250 Foreign Language Film (Non Animated). But today we mustn't pat anyone on the head or we'll get our hand bitten off; we've got to hit them on the heads, hit them without mercy, though in the ideal we are against doing any violence to people. Grammatik 2.1 Lückentext : Ergänze die richtigen Verbformen! the portrayal. Das 1950 gegründete MfS war „Schild und Schwert“ der Sozialistischen "[16], American commentator John Podhoretz called the film "one of the greatest movies ever made, and certainly the best film of this decade. Dreyman hides the typewriter under a floorboard of his apartment but is seen by Sieland. • Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck: Das Leben der anderen. Among the most prestigious are: The Lives of Others also appeared on many critics' lists of the ten best films of 2007. Gorky recounted a discussion with Lenin: And screwing up his eyes and chuckling, [Lenin] added without mirth: Which others have done this? 3.5 / 5. [26], According to German author Christoph Hein, the movie is loosely based on his life story. And if we were to get that here, and there's the infrastructure for it right now, we will become a democratic republic in the same sense as the East German Democratic Republic. View production, box office, & company info. Zurück zur Startseite Zurück zum Seitenanfang. Grubitz informs Wiesler that the investigation is over and so is Wiesler's career: His remaining years with the agency will be in Department M, a dead-end position for disgraced agents. Hij vestigt zich op de kale zolder van het wooncomplex, waar hij via zijn koptelefoon alles hoort. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Das Leben der Anderen - Original Soundtrack on AllMusic - 2006 The website's critical consensus states, "Unlike more traditional spy films, The Lives of Others doesn't sacrifice character for cloak and dagger chases, and the performances (notably that by the late Ulrich Muhe) stay with you". She returns home and reconciles with Dreyman. Deeply moved, Wiesler buys the book. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. When asked if he would like the book gift-wrapped, Wiesler replies, "No, it's for me. The more time he spends listening in on them, the more he comes to care about them. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. Wiesler has a gut feeling that Dreyman can't be as ideal as he seems, and believes surveillance is called for. Wiesler makes Sieland reveal the typewriter's location. '"[18] John J. Miller of National Review Online named it #1 in his list of 'The Best Conservative Movies' of the last 25 years. Nicht das diese Menschen eigentlich selbst genug zu tun hätten, nein sie fühlen sich verpflichtet im Leben der anderen zu wühlen und dies negativ zu manipulieren. The Lives of Others won the 2006 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. He goes inside and opens a copy of the book, discovering it is dedicated "To HGW XX/7, in gratitude". Verwende dazu die Tabelle unten. The Lives of Others (German: Das Leben der Anderen, pronounced [das ˈleːbn̩ deːɐ̯ ˈandəʁən] (listen)) is a 2006 German drama film written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck marking his feature film debut. 2 of 92. darstellen. Wiesler ist ein linientreuer Abhörexperte, dem die Arbeit zum einzigen Lebensinhalt geworden ist. Academy Awards Best Foreign Film since 2000, Top 27 Foreign Language Movies From the Last 27 Years, Cinematic Venom Presents: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: The Lives Of Others (2006). Gedenkstätte Hohenschönhausen, Hohenschönhausen, Berlin, Germany. [25] Anna Funder, the author of the book Stasiland, in a review for The Guardian called The Lives of Others a "superb film" despite not being true to reality. Das Leben der Anderen Stasi-officier Gerd Wiesler (Ulrich Mühe) krijgt opdracht het appartement van de succesvolle toneelschrijver Georg Dreyman (Sebastian Koch) van afluisterapparatuur te voorzien. [41], This article is about the German film. Gabriel Yared und Stéphane Moucha „Die Unsichtbare Front“ (Track 1) in Das Leben der Anderen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) , Prager Philharmoniker (Berlin: Colosseum, 2006), Audio- CD . With Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur. As he goes through the files, he is confused by the large amount of contradictory information, but as he reaches the final report and sees a fingerprint in red ink, he realises that the officer in charge of his surveillance – Stasi officer HGW XX/7 – had concealed his activities, including his authorship of the suicide article, and also removed the typewriter from his apartment. Another "[15] Los Angeles Times movie critic Kenneth Turan agreed that the dramatic tension of the film comes from being "meticulously plotted", and that "it places its key characters in high-stakes predicaments where what they are forced to wager is their talent, their very lives, even their souls." But if they know – and one thing they can do with that information right now – is to turn people into informants, so that the government has not only the information that people say on electronic devices, they have what they say in the bedroom, because their wife or their whoever – spouse – is an informant. Wiesler has a gut feeling that Dreyman can't be as ideal as he seems, and believes surveillance is called for. Flicks like "Sonnenallee" or "Good bye Lenin" definitely were great and funny, but unconsciously left myself (a West German) with the impression that the GDR has been a sort of "Mickey Mouse State" full of stupid but charming characters, not really to be taken seriously. The film and its principals have won numerous awards. Preferably. Unaware of this, Sieland runs to the street in despair and right into the path of a truck. Das Leben der Anderen (2006) FREE STREAMING: Das Leben der Anderen (2006) Sinopsis: Description of Das Leben der Anderen (2006): In the early 1980s, Georg Dreyman (a successful dramatist) and his longtime companion Christa-Maria Sieland (a popular actress), were huge intellectual stars in (former) East Germany, although they secretly don#@#t always toe the party line. Doch je mehr Gerd in das Leben der anderen eindringt, desto mehr wird ihm die Trostlosigkeit seines eigenen bewusst. 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. [9] It also has a score of 89 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 39 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son's custody. As happened in the movie. Warum Stereotype entstehen und wir »die Anderen« ablehnen. The Lives of Others cost US$2 million[3] and grossed more than US$77 million worldwide as of November 2007[update].