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April 27th, 2009 by admin

Today, once again a film tip from me. He is from 2003 and is called "Good Bye, Lenin!"

The film is about a family in East Germany. The father left the family and fled to the West. The mother left with her two children in the GDR. She is committed to socialism. One day she sees her son Alexander was arrested during a demonstration. The shock for them is so great that she has a heart attack and falls into a coma. The year is 1989, and the wall comes down. But Christiane Kerner does not notice because she's in a coma.

Half a year later, she wakes up again. Her body is still weak, they may not get excited, that would be bad for your heart. But a lot has happened. The GDR no longer exists. Would this not a lethal shock to the woman?

So has her son Alexander the idea that it is not easy to tell her. In her apartment, he can revive the GDR. Together with a friend, he even takes on a news show, the mother looks on TV. It is touching to see how much trouble the son to protect his mother from the excitement. He has fun himself, to invent its own DDR.

How the film, I will not tell here. The main role of the young Alexander is played by Daniel Brühl, who is one of Germany's most famous actors of his generation. The film was directed by Wolfgang Becker. The film was a huge success in Germany, six million people have seen it in movies. He got nine German Film Awards and the Felix European Film Awards.

I liked the movie at that time very much, because the one he portrayed the characters very warm-hearted and humorous. Second, it shows the search of a young man then, what the GDR was. Have a look at this video if you have not seen it yet!

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17 Responses

Fabedace writes:
April 28th, 200903:25 at
I saw the movie. It was OK.
I LOVE the music on your podcast. Great taste! Another fantastic song. Annik I like what you do with "Slow German". It helps me to be in contact with German language at least a little bit ...
Thank you
Fabedace, Washington DC
Ernesto writes:
April 28th, 200922:41 at

I also liked this movie, but it is one of nostalgia, the show is not correct, how terrible life in the GDR.
That's why I recommend to see for Good Bye Lenin, the film "Life of Others".
Eric St-Aubin writes:
April 29th, 200907:16 at
Another great podcast. I enjoyed it.
The movie was also pretty good. If you like something a bit more 'heavy'
The Lives of Others or The Baader Meinhof Complex does not disappoint. Very good movies Compared to the stuff they produce in Hollywood.
admin wrote:
April 29th, 200909:19 at
"The Lives of Others," I have also been discussed: http://www.slowgerman.com/2008/06/26/029-das-leben-der-anderen/
small stone writes:
April 29th, 200911:51 at
I also liked the film. What is special to me - as a foreigner - ss is a beautiful experience, the history of Germany to know through reading than through dry film literatures.
Sussi writes:
May 7th, 200908:24 at
It is a very good movie of the many German films!
Tommy writes:
May 15th, 200909:38 at
My friend from Germany told me that this film is very well known. I've just downloaded it from VERYCD.com, it is great that the language is German in the film.
I hope I will like 'Goodbye Lenin'.
Thank you for the material, it rejoices me that this site is my favorite.
malihe Karami wrote:
May 17th, 200908:46 at
I have not seen this film. But I think it's wonderful to protect a child mother so. Do you agree with me?
Since 2 days I had my friend this link vorgestellt.Das like me very much.
Good luck to you wuencht
Wojtek wrote:
June 4th, 200921:43 at
oh well! This film is TOLL I've seen 3 times I also recommend the fetus past years, the lives of others
Kind Grüse from Poland
HP.
Can you talk about "Berlin dialects" prepared.
Craig Benner writes:
August 23rd, 200916:01 at
I liked this movie quite well.
I was in 1977 in the East and have a good friend who once lived in the former East Germany has Sperrzonne.
I find 'the whole thing very interesting.
trang writes:
October 9th, 200916:39 at

I liked the film very well. The movie is funny!
Nathan B. writes:
April 26th, 201002:47 at
This is a very interesting and exciting movie!
Elisa writes:
May 30th, 201008:59 at
I love this movie! Thank you so much!
Carolyn writes:
February 9th, 201114:17 at
I found the film very interesting and exciting. My opinion, it has nothing to do with nostalgia, but is highly critical of the GDR. You have to understand the coma of the mother as Metaphor, Metaphor for the GDR burgers. The effort of the son, to protect your mother, with a fidelity to the old ideals of the GDR, which are not in accordance with the reality of the GDR.
Guglielmi Sara writes:
June 18th, 201117:24 at
"Good Bye Lenin" is a very touching movie. He is my Liiblingsfilm, the
I've seen four times and three times in German, in Italian. I find the film very interesting because it shows a piece of German history. The music I like also very nice.
Annik love, thank you very much for your podcast. I find him very much you nuetzlich.Koenntest me suggest a few German films for a language level B1/B2? Thank you. Many dear greetings
admin wrote:
June 21st, 201111:13 at
I'm sorry, I can unfortunately not classify films, I do not know how to do that! I'm not a teacher ...
Haley writes:
September 5th, 201102:00 at
I have your article very much! "Good bye, Lenin" is ener my Lieblinsfilme. The plot is very interesting and I think Daniel Brühl is a excellent actor!