Films about East Germany?

March 10, 2009 9:12 AM

We've already had a thread that covers films made in East Germany, but I'm looking for films about East Germany, in the same vein as The Lives of Others and Goodbye Lenin. Recommendations?
posted by matkline to Media & Arts (7 answers total)

Most of the 2nd & 3rd acts of The Spy WHo Came In From the Cold takes place in East Germany
posted by kid_dynamite at 9:33 AM on March 10, 2009

I haven't seen them, but The Legend of Rita and Sonnenallee look interesting. And here's IMDb's list of films with the keyword "East Germany." This one looks cool.

What Revolution? is a documentary about the reunification of East and West Germany. Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution is a comedy about a British family who moves to East Germany (and is apparently not very good.) Heroes Like Us is about young people living in East Germany, leading up to the fall of the Berlin Wall. Trace of Stones is about work and life on an East German construction site, filmed in the 60s.

And then there's always the cinematic gem Top Secret! which is not at all what you're looking for.
posted by peggynature at 9:58 AM on March 10, 2009

The sort of Sonnenalle sequel, NVA (Nationale Volksarmee).
posted by esnyder at 12:04 PM on March 10, 2009

Netflix has recommended der Tunnel. Haven't seen it, but looks good.

Sonnenalle was pretty alright.
posted by liverbisque at 12:15 PM on March 10, 2009

Billy Wilder's One, Two, Three
posted by Vic Morrow's Personal Vietnam at 3:45 PM on March 10, 2009

Don't forget Hedwig and the Angry Inch!
posted by ethnomethodologist at 6:50 PM on March 10, 2009

Der Tunnel was FASCINATING -- I highly recommend it!
posted by Maarika at 9:32 AM on March 11, 2009