Comments on: Films about East Germany?

Question: Films about East Germany?

matkline — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:12:14 -0800

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?

By: kid_dynamite

kid_dynamite — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:33:56 -0800

Most of the 2nd & 3rd acts of The Spy WHo Came In From the Cold takes place in East Germany

By: peggynature

peggynature — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:58:41 -0800

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.

By: esnyder

esnyder — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:04:22 -0800

The sort of Sonnenalle sequel, NVA (Nationale Volksarmee).

By: liverbisque

liverbisque — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:15:27 -0800

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

Sonnenalle was pretty alright.

By: Vic Morrow's Personal Vietnam

Vic Morrow's Personal Vietnam — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:45:18 -0800

Billy Wilder's One, Two, Three

By: ethnomethodologist

ethnomethodologist — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:50:32 -0800

Don't forget Hedwig and the Angry Inch!

By: Maarika

Maarika — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:32:30 -0800

Der Tunnel was FASCINATING -- I highly recommend it!