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[Film] German Films that You've Enjoyed









Acker79

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Nov 15, 2008
31,765
Brighton
It is difficult to put a single location to films these days. Looking at Country of origin on IMDB, we can pick from:

Recent/upcoming releases such as Isle of Dogs, Monster Family, Atomic Blonde,
Less recent films such as: Monster (Cherlize Theron), Cloud Atlas, Blade 2, Gran Torino (Eastwood), Jeepers Creepers, The Aviator, Zoolander, Sleepy Hollow, Rambo (the fourth one), Nacho Libre, The Neverending Story, Hair, Paris, Texas and others


http://www.imdb.com/search/title?country_of_origin=xwg&ref_=tt_dt_dt (West Germany)
http://www.imdb.com/search/title?country_of_origin=de&ref_=tt_dt_dt (Germany)
http://www.imdb.com/search/title?country_of_origin=ddde&ref_=tt_dt_dt (East Germany)



I think my favourites of the (generally accepted to be) German movies have all been mentioned

Das Boot
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Run Lola Run

A level below that would sit
Head on
Metropolis
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari

(I've not seen Toni Erdman yet, but everything I hear about it is great)
 










Weststander

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Aug 25, 2011
63,404
Withdean area
The Lives of Others (2006)

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The BBC have aired this movie before. A Stasi operative is required to spy on a household accused by gossips of being disloyal to the DDR state, but he finds himself increasingly absorbed by their lives. A really good film, which also successfully portrays a bleak and paranoid world behind the Iron Curtain.
 




dingodan

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Feb 16, 2011
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Victoria (2015)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4226388/

The entire film is shot in one take, without a single cut. It's pretty amazing.

I would post a trailer usually, but if you are going to watch it I recommend going in blind.

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Buzzer

Languidly Clinical
Oct 1, 2006
26,121
The Baader Meinhof Complex is a great watch. I've always found the story behind the terrorist group fascinating and I've long had a slight crush on Gudrun Enslinn and a rather bigger crush on the actress who plays her in the film.

They don't pull too many punches and so you see the idealism but also the the atrocities they carried out. Even so, the director does push the film towards the conclusion that they were ultimately good but misguided people and a very big hint that ***spoiler alert. Highlight blank bit if you want to see it*** they were murdered whilst in custody by the West German state. If you enjoy political action thrillers then you'll probably love this film.
 
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