Still today, i am moved deeply by the powerful portrayal of human being pitted against human being solely because they have no understanding of each others lives. Film education resources film library lives of others. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Klasse film mit guten schauspielern, unbedingt ansehen. The lives of others is about a stasi man who shows a little mercy. Jul 02, 2009 this powerpoint gives some basic facts and statistics about the gdr and the role of the stasi, before going on to summarize briefly the events in the film. This powerpoint gives some basic facts and statistics about the gdr and the role of the stasi, before going on to summarize briefly the events in the film. Ganzer film leviathan deutsch online stream ansehen.
It does not sentimentalize or trivialize the gdr in the manner of some postunification german comedies to which it has been compared,2 but it has perpetuated, if not created, several misperceptions about. You may have to click the subtitle button on your remote control to turn on english subtitles. Oberstleutnant anton grubitz ulrich tukur beauftragt stasihauptmann gerd. The plot is about the monitoring of east berlin residents by agents of the stasi, east germanys secret police. With ulrich muhe, martina gedeck, sebastian koch, ulrich tukur. This is followed by a diamond nine card sort in which students must discuss the themes and agree. The film won the academy award for the best foreign language film of 2006. Martina gedeck, ulrich muhe, sebastian koch and ulrich tukur. This film is based on an interesting idea, but is too long, slow, visually drab and depressing. Oct 26, 2012 today, im sharing a powerful story with you about the tragic outcome of failing to appreciate the humanness of others. Perhaps that is what the old communist east germany tended to be like but amazon star. 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. By 1989, the ministry for state security had over 91,000 fulltime employees, some 174,000 informants, and over 180 km of observation files. Film study guide for asalevel german film by geoff brammall paperback.