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# Good Bye Lenin! [DVD] [2003]

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Product Description The year is 1989 and East and West Germany are still divided. Alex (Daniel Bruhl) and his sister Ariane (Maria Simon) live in East Germany with their single mother, Christiane (Katrin Sass) who is a staunch Socialist. When Alexs mother witnesses his arrest on a protest march, she suffers a heart attack and falls into a coma for eight months, just enough time for the Berlin Wall to come tumbling down, along with all of East Germanys ideals. Eight months later, Christiane wakes up and things have changed. The doctors warn Alex that any shock could bring on a fatal heart attack. He then realizes he must convince his mother that her beloved Communism has not been overthrown but is in fact triumphing over Capitalism. Alex then sets out to recreate every detail of the old East inside the four walls of their tiny council flat what begins as a little white lie soon turns into a major deception with hilarious consequences! desertcart.co.uk Review Contemporary comedies rarely stretch themselves beyond a bickering romantic couple or a bickering couple and a bucket of bodily fluids, which makes the ambition and intelligence of Goodbye, Lenin! not simply entertaining but downright refreshing. The movie starts in East Germany before the fall of communism; our hero, Alex (Daniel Bruhl), describes how his mother (Katrin Sass), a true believer in the communist cause, has a heart attack when she sees him being clubbed by police at a protest. She falls into a coma for eight months--during which the Berlin Wall comes down. When she awakens, her fragile health must avoid any shocks, so Alex creates an illusive reality around his bedridden mother to convince her that communism is still alive. Goodbye, Lenin! delicately balances wry satire with its rich investment in the lives of Alex, his mother, and other characters around them. On the DVD: Though the DVD extras for Goodbye Lenin! include a detailed featurette on the digital effects used in the movie (particularly intriguing because they had to be completely invisible--many viewers won't realize there were digital effects until they see this featurette) and a convivial cast commentary (in German with English subtitles) with Daniel Bruhl, Katrin Sass, and Alexander Beyer, the star of the DVD is director Wolfgang Becker himself. Not only is his commentary rich with historical information and thoughtful notes about the making of the movie, for the deleted scenes (including two lovely scenes that expand on the relationship between Alex and his girlfriend Lara) he and Tom Tykwer (director of Run Lola Run and part of the X Filme collective that produced Goodbye Lenin!) have an insightful conversation about the editing process, storytelling, and the essence of watching a movie. Utterly fascinating, and invaluable to any aspiring filmmaker. --Bret Fetzer P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); Review "Funny, moving, charming and original" -- Empire See more

Review: What Would Lenin Have Thought..A Comedy About the Demise of Communism? - I came across the super comedy a number of years ago when I was staying in Germany. I have a number of friends from Rostock Eastern Germany and as a lecturer in International Relations in the USA, have talked endlessly about life in the former Warsaw Pact countries with Czech, Polish and German friends. This film looks at the collapse of the GDR from one family's perspective in a way that mirrors what I was told happened by my friends. The plot is simple but intriguing. It begins in the closing days of the GDR. The narrative is given by Alexander (Daniel Bruhl), who is an unhappy young man living in a claustrophobic system, which he feels is oppressing him. He lives with his mother, a devout communist since her husband fled to the West and sister in a small communist flat in East Berlin. Alexander is involved in a demonstration and gets arrested in front of his mother. The shock of his arrest brings on a heart attack which leaves her in a comma for a number of months. Whilst the mother is in the comma the GDR collapses, the wall comes down, western goods and eventually money flood into the East, the sister finds a West German boyfriend, the family flat gets a western make over and many peoples lives change. When the mother awakens, the doctors are afraid a shock may kill her, so being a devout communist and fearing finding out there is no GDR any more, Alexander decides to keep what has happened secret from his mother, with hysterical consequences. Whilst the film is humorous it is also quite a sad and reflective film. It shows that not everything changed for the best and all things western had their personal and societal costs. The tension between East and West Germans, which I felt when I lived in Wurzburg in 1990 and Luneburg in 1992, comes across brilliantly. The characterisations used in the film are all sublime. The cost to East German society is left wide open so all can see in terms of, unemployment, alcoholism and the consequences for the family of an escapee to the West. I actually use this film in my USA International Relations classes, to show students that not everything was bad behind the Iron Curtain and that there was a severe societal cost to the wall coming down and the westernisation process. I think this film is sublime representation on life in an Eastern Bloc country and how the country changed due to westernisation. It is a comedy but it also shows the negative side to all the changes that happened in 1989 and 1990. I think this is the best German comedy I have seen in many years. My version had great English subtitles. Highly recommended.
Review: Wahnsinn! oder? - Well. This is an absolutely great film. I love it. It's full of emotion, humour and fireworks. really it is full of fireworks and rockets! Wahnsinn! The deception behind keeping Frau Kerner (Katrin Sass) in the dark about the reunification is astounding and the humour behind everything is really dry which is typical for German humour. There is one part that really gets me upset for Frau Kerner when the statue of Lenin is flown away - i think it's the music as well - an excellent score throughout. A subtitled film to warn those who are keen to avoid that but there is so much that would be wrong with the film if it were dubbed. But it goes to show what some people might do for their mothers even it means saying that a country that no longer exists is thriving! It may help to know what the reunification of Germany is before you watch it just so you understand what's goign on. But ican recommend this to anyone who understands German humour, history and maybe the language. Enjoy

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B0001K2KWU |
| Actors  | Alexander Beyer, Chulpan Khamatova, Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass |
| Aspect Ratio  | 16:9 - 1.85:1 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 11,743 in DVD & Blu-ray ( See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray ) 345 in World Cinema (DVD & Blu-ray) 457 in DVD-VCR Combinations |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,451) |
| Director  | Wolfgang Becker |
| Is discontinued by manufacturer  | No |
| Language  | German |
| Media Format  | Colour, PAL |
| Number of discs  | 1 |
| Package Dimensions  | 18.03 x 13.76 x 1.48 cm; 100 g |
| Rated  | Suitable for 15 years and over |
| Release date  | 1 Mar. 2004 |
| Run time  | 1 hour and 56 minutes |
| Studio  | FOX |
| Subtitles:  | English |

## Product Details

- **Colour:** Colour
- **Contributor:** Alexander Beyer, Chulpan Khamatova, Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, Wolfgang Becker
- **Format:** Colour, PAL
- **Language:** German
- **Runtime:** 1 hour and 56 minutes

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What Would Lenin Have Thought..A Comedy About the Demise of Communism?
*by C***S on 1 August 2011*

I came across the super comedy a number of years ago when I was staying in Germany. I have a number of friends from Rostock Eastern Germany and as a lecturer in International Relations in the USA, have talked endlessly about life in the former Warsaw Pact countries with Czech, Polish and German friends. This film looks at the collapse of the GDR from one family's perspective in a way that mirrors what I was told happened by my friends. The plot is simple but intriguing. It begins in the closing days of the GDR. The narrative is given by Alexander (Daniel Bruhl), who is an unhappy young man living in a claustrophobic system, which he feels is oppressing him. He lives with his mother, a devout communist since her husband fled to the West and sister in a small communist flat in East Berlin. Alexander is involved in a demonstration and gets arrested in front of his mother. The shock of his arrest brings on a heart attack which leaves her in a comma for a number of months. Whilst the mother is in the comma the GDR collapses, the wall comes down, western goods and eventually money flood into the East, the sister finds a West German boyfriend, the family flat gets a western make over and many peoples lives change. When the mother awakens, the doctors are afraid a shock may kill her, so being a devout communist and fearing finding out there is no GDR any more, Alexander decides to keep what has happened secret from his mother, with hysterical consequences. Whilst the film is humorous it is also quite a sad and reflective film. It shows that not everything changed for the best and all things western had their personal and societal costs. The tension between East and West Germans, which I felt when I lived in Wurzburg in 1990 and Luneburg in 1992, comes across brilliantly. The characterisations used in the film are all sublime. The cost to East German society is left wide open so all can see in terms of, unemployment, alcoholism and the consequences for the family of an escapee to the West. I actually use this film in my USA International Relations classes, to show students that not everything was bad behind the Iron Curtain and that there was a severe societal cost to the wall coming down and the westernisation process. I think this film is sublime representation on life in an Eastern Bloc country and how the country changed due to westernisation. It is a comedy but it also shows the negative side to all the changes that happened in 1989 and 1990. I think this is the best German comedy I have seen in many years. My version had great English subtitles. Highly recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wahnsinn! oder?
*by D***N on 2 January 2007*

Well. This is an absolutely great film. I love it. It's full of emotion, humour and fireworks. really it is full of fireworks and rockets! Wahnsinn! The deception behind keeping Frau Kerner (Katrin Sass) in the dark about the reunification is astounding and the humour behind everything is really dry which is typical for German humour. There is one part that really gets me upset for Frau Kerner when the statue of Lenin is flown away - i think it's the music as well - an excellent score throughout. A subtitled film to warn those who are keen to avoid that but there is so much that would be wrong with the film if it were dubbed. But it goes to show what some people might do for their mothers even it means saying that a country that no longer exists is thriving! It may help to know what the reunification of Germany is before you watch it just so you understand what's goign on. But ican recommend this to anyone who understands German humour, history and maybe the language. Enjoy

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful, moving film
*by C***Y on 28 April 2013*

This is possibly my favourite film. The comments on the case suggest that it is a hilarious comedy, and it does have many very funny moments, but to call it a comedy doesn't prepare you for just how incredibly moving it is. The story is itself a very clever idea, and perfect material for a great farce, but the substance of the film is the love and devotion of a teenage son for his ailing mother, and the lengths he will go to to keep her alive in her delicate state. The funniest moments are the fake East German newsreels he has to produce with his new work partner, an amateur filmmaker, to try and explain the strange changes his mother notices outside, as she slowly recovers, and Alex finds himself creating for her an East Germany with a more human face. The film is beautifully made, the scene with Lenin's statue is simply wonderful. The music is lovely. A beautiful, moving film.

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