Introduction

1001 movies you must see before you die. Must I? Let's see.

My name is Dagmar and I am from Czech Republic. I have a bachelor's degree in screenwriting. I study movies. I watch movies. I write about movies. I kind of mention movies a lot. I even cross stitch things I like in movies. My views on cinema could be described as peculiar. My views on the "1001 movies" list as complicated. It happens a lot that I get the feeling it wasn't that necessary to see some particular movies. Sometimes I'm really grateful I saw them. And there are also times when I don't watch any new movies for six months straight. And they keep adding new movies every damn year so I might have to never die to watch them all.

What's the score right now?
606/1245 - That's 639 left to see.
I started this experiment on July 3rd 2009 and the latest update was made on April 19th 2023.

You can find the full list here.

Monday, 6 July 2009

The Lives of Others (2006)

Das Leben der Anderen
Germany
written and directed by: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
starring: Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Martina Gedeck
seen: 6th July, 2009 - comment: 16th August, 2017

"Nein, es ist für mich." ♥♥♥ I'm trying to figure out if I'd admire this film as much as I do now if the main part wasn't portrayed by the biggest and most emotive eyes in the history of our universe, aka the eyes of Ulrich Mühe.

The film is cold and reserved, but I also read it as accuracy and self-awareness. And when you add the quiet thundering of the main leads with the ultimately charismatic Mühe in the center to the mix, I see an artwork that provokes no objections or wishes of additional changes in my mind.

It is a typical "Oscar-worthy" film, but it has some fairytale qualities and an elevating meaning as well, so I am truly crying, thank you and rest in peace, Mr. Mühe.


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