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Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey) ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)
Donnersmarck's confident direction suggests a fundamental question about why governmental wiretapping seems fascistic when performed in other countries, but permissible here. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for rec.arts.movies.reviews (Laura Clifford) rec.arts.movies.reviews (Laura Clifford)
...while the genre often reflects paranoia, von Donnersmarck succeeds in hammering home how the right to privacy is integral to our human makeup. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at rec.arts.movies.reviews (Laura Clifford)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Sympatico.ca (Angela Baldassarre) Sympatico.ca (Angela Baldassarre)
Remember those wonderfully crafted movies that you can’t get out of your head like “The Godfather” or “The Piano”? Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s “The Lives of Others” is precisely that kind of film, perfect in every respect, and memor ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Sympatico.ca (Angela Baldassarre)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Matthew Sorrento) Film Threat (Matthew Sorrento)
von Donnersmarck creates a milieu so realistic that the attention-worthy setting becomes just a backdrop, while an intricate tale, as suspenseful as it is humanistic, takes over. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Film Threat (Matthew Sorrento)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Baltimore Sun The Baltimore Sun
The life of the theater gives The Lives of Others its spark, verve and profundity. Even fans of Pan's Labyrinth (like me) may leave thinking this movie deserved its best foreign-language film Oscar. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at The Baltimore Sun

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Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Sun Newspapers of Cleveland Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
The week's Oscar win by "The Lives of Others" as Best Foreign Language Film may have surprised many, but any who have seen this lean yet intense film were hardly shocked. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt) St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)
As suspenseful and witty as any movie scene in years, that sequence comes at a crucial moment in "The Lives of Others," the spellbinding Oscar nominee from Germany. An intricately plotted thriller about good people who do bad things and bad people who do ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman) San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
Before collapsing under the weight of its own paranoia, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) was neither discernibly democratic, nor in any sense a republic. Its doctrinal theology was based upon the omnipotence of its surveillance network, and its ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey) Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Lives is a best-foreign-film nominee competing in a year that at least three movies in this category are stronger than Oscar's best-picture contenders. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy) Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
It's so full-blooded, smart, sexy, tense and absorbing, so cleverly written and shot and cut, so filled with superb acting and music, so perfect in its closing moment, that it surely ranks with the most impressive debuts in world cinema. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Desson Thomson) Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
To watch "Lives" is not just to enjoy a fabulously constructed timepiece; it's to appreciate a deft cautionary tale. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder) Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck begins the film (which is nominated for an Oscar this weekend as best foreign film) in an East German school before the fall of the Berlin Wall, as Stasi security experts teach a new generation about the ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth) Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (say that 10 times fast) crafts a personal drama about the nightmarish years of East Germany's creative cold war. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert) Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
The exceptionally acted film, nominated for a foreign-language Oscar, is an incisive character study, a suspenseful paranoid thriller and a vivid recreation of recent history. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein) Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Morally complex, beautifully shaded and filled with fascinating characters, this debut film from director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck brings us into a world that severely tests moral fiber. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters) MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)
The Lives of Others isn't just good it is damn good, an instant masterpiece of paranoia and forgiveness with echoes of Coppola, Wadja and Bergman all rolled up inside one fantastically intoxicating package. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Times (A.O. Scott) New York Times (A.O. Scott)
The Lives of Others is a supremely intelligent, unfailingly honest look at a shadowy period in recent German history. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols) Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
This is an elegant film that deserves to be a classic -- and an Oscar winner. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore) Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's film is a melodrama in a minor key, quietly affecting, quietly chilling, quietly quiet. It captures the drab architecture of totalitarianism, the soul-dead buildings of a soul-dead state. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for rec.arts.movies.reviews (Karina Montgomery) rec.arts.movies.reviews (Karina Montgomery)
Subtle and delightful - please see review. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at rec.arts.movies.reviews (Karina Montgomery)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means) Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
von Donnersmarck makes a breathtaking debut with a gripping and fluid drama that works as political thriller, psychological study and even ... a touching love story. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Tom Long) Detroit News (Tom Long)
A political thriller that's consistently as inventive as it is creepy. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy) EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Announcing the arrival of an extremely gifted director, this is at once a fascinating political thriller and a touching human drama that chronicles the shattering impact of the Secret Police not only on its citizens but also on its own officers. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (John Hartl) Seattle Times (John Hartl)
What you're likely to take away from his Oscar-nominated drama in the foreign-language category is a sense of hope that feels neither forced nor sentimental. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Seattle Times (John Hartl)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Maxim (Pete Hammond) Maxim (Pete Hammond)
A startling political thriller and the year's most urgent and important film, you owe it to yourself to see this beautifully written and directed movie. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Maxim (Pete Hammond)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie) Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
Poised between Kafka and Tom Cruise, The Lives of Others is the sort of movie that constantly engages you. You never know what's going to happen next, and it's all done with a precision and intelligence that's rare in movies these days. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner) Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Offers potent, eye-opening drama, as well as poignant characters that are caught up in a repressive, evil system. It's a movie not to be missed. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox) TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)
A disturbingly accurate depiction of a national nightmare that ultimately transcends its immediate political statement to stand as a future classic of the political-thriller genre. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle) San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
A great film, the best I've seen since Terrence Malick's "The New World," and far and away the richest and most brilliantly acted picture to be released this Oscar season. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filmrezension.de (Tobias Vetter) filmrezension.de (Tobias Vetter)
Die ersten Bilder sind erschütternd: Sie zeigen, mit welchen Methoden Wiesler Verdächtige in einem dunklen Verlies verhört. Wiesler arbeitet berechnend und präzise, während die Verhörten weinen. Die Verhörszenen werden allerdings immer wieder ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at filmrezension.de (Tobias Vetter)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Claudia Puig) USA Today (Claudia Puig)
A thoroughly compelling political thriller, at once intellectually challenging and profoundly emotional. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio) Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
So, what's the heftily named Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck going to do for an encore? In his debut, he's produced one of the best dramas to come out of Europe in the first decade of the 21st century, and expectations are so high for the next one that ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Matt McKillop) filmcritic.com (Matt McKillop)
The Lives of Others is a rare film. It's a solemn work of art, a thrilling piece of entertainment, and a heart-wrenching portrait of both compassion and oppression. Set in East Berlin in 1984, the film starkly dramatizes the atmosphere of secrecy and ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at filmcritic.com (Matt McKillop)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieMaze.de (Thomas Straßer) MovieMaze.de (Thomas Straßer)
In seinem Regiedebüt inszeniert Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck menschliche Dramen vor dem Hintergrund des Ãśberwachungsapparates der DDR. Der zurückhaltende Film beeindruckt durch ein hervorragendes Drehbuch, eine punktgenaue Inszenierung sowie ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at MovieMaze.de (Thomas Straßer)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Slate (Dana Stevens) Slate (Dana Stevens)
It's an intricate, ambiguous and deeply satisfying movie, a tautly plotted tale of state surveillance and personal betrayal that ultimately becomes an ode to the transformative power of art. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Slate (Dana Stevens)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
What's even more astounding is that this is the feature debut from German writer-director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, who previously had made a few shorts and done some TV work. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for RopeofSilicon (Paula Nechak) RopeofSilicon (Paula Nechak)
Suspense, love, art and politics fuse and foment in The Lives of Others, the German entry for Best Foreign Film at this year's Academy Awards - and in a year where Almodovar's Volver was ignored, this at least deserves its nomination and advance praise. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at RopeofSilicon (Paula Nechak)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner) Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
When the Berlin Wall came down -- the one seperating East and West Germany -- an unimaginable opportunity opened up. The repressed and unjustly imprisoned victims of a totalitarian regime were suddenly able to learn what the party had on them. Artists, ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Time (Richard Corliss) Time (Richard Corliss)
Smartly crafted, impeccably acted, The Lives of Others packs a subtle punch, from its creepy first images to its poignant finale. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Time (Richard Corliss)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The New Yorker (Anthony Lane) The New Yorker (Anthony Lane)
If there is any justice, this year's Academy Award for best foreign-language film will go to The Lives of Others, a movie about a world in which there is no justice. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at The New Yorker (Anthony Lane)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine Boxoffice Magazine
A delicate cross between a Robert Ludlum political thriller and Francis Coppola's voyeuristic nightmare The Conversation, The Lives of Others, which swept the German Film Awards, is a fascinating look into the political and psychological underpinnings of ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Ken Fox) TV Guide (Ken Fox)
A tense and tightly plotted fictional thriller is based on real tactics used by the Stasi -- East Germany's secret police force -- to spy on and interrogate their own citizens. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at TV Guide (Ken Fox)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Leonard Maltin's Picks Leonard Maltin's Picks
This year’s Oscar winner as Best Foreign Language Film isn’t sentimental or life-affirming, like so many recent awardees. It’s a fascinating, clear-eyed look at life in East Germany (the German Democratic Republic, or GDR) in the early 1980s, when ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Leonard Maltin's Picks
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten) Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's film, "The Lives of Others," is so deftly written it can be compared to Bert Brecht's political plays ("Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny," for example) and Costa-Gavras's political thrillers ("Z," as a case). ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek) One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Works as a dramatically compelling indictment of a particularly odious regime, but also as a commentary on the corruption of power in the broadest sense. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema (Mark Pfeiffer) Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema (Mark Pfeiffer)
As a Cold War thriller, The Lives of Others is gripping stuff replete with the nuts and bolts of all-encompassing surveillance. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema (Mark Pfeiffer)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford) Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
At its height of power in Cold War East Germany, the Stasi (the German Democratic Republic’s Secret Police) had some 100000 employees and 200000 informers whose job it was “to know everything” about the 17 million citizens of the GDR. Captain Gerd ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.72 out of 4 stars for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin) Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
...resolved through a couple of endings, one brutal and tragic enough for the old Greeks, the other graceful and uplifting ... ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.64 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum) Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Utterly riveting fictional drama. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for New York Magazine (David Edelstein) New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
Ulrich Mühe gives a marvelously self-contained performance. There isn't an ounce of fat on his body, or in his acting: He has pared himself down to a pair of eyes that prowl the faces of his character's countrymen for signs of arrogance--i.e., of ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Newsweek (David Ansen) Newsweek (David Ansen)
It's hard to believe this is von Donnersmarck's first feature. His storytelling gifts have the novelistic richness of a seasoned master. The accelerating plot twists are more than just clever surprises; they reverberate with deep and painful ironies, ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Newsweek (David Ansen)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan) Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
It convincingly demonstrates that when done right, moral and political quandaries can be the most intensely dramatic dilemmas of all. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for The New Republic (Stanley Kauffmann) The New Republic (Stanley Kauffmann)
Despite the fact that parts of this film remind us of past pictures with comparable themes, the director and his actors make it immediate, gripping. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at The New Republic (Stanley Kauffmann)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.56 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Josh Rosenblatt) Austin Chronicle (Josh Rosenblatt)
Like all great screen performances, Mühe's magic comes out most in its tiniest moments: a raised eyebrow here, a slight upturn of the lips there. It's a triumph of muted grandeur; it's like watching someone being born. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Austin Chronicle (Josh Rosenblatt)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jack Mathews) New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Except for Hempf, every character is under incredible duress, and the performances are exceptional. With his first feature, an Oscar nominee for foreign-language film, von Donnersmarck has certainly left his mark. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Ty Burr) Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
The Lives of Others has similarities to Francis Ford Coppola's 1974 classic "The Conversation" but with undercurrents that resound across an entire century of European political history. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers) Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Von Donnersmarck has crafted the best kind of movie: one you can't get out of your head. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Lou Lumenick) New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
The skillfully acted and directed The Lives of Others is a timely warning about governments that seek to repress dissent. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli) ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
With solid performances and a terrific screenplay, this movie offers solid, no-frills drama that feels organic and believable, not contrived. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen) The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
A movie that combines the Cold War intrigue of John Le Carré with the wired buzz of Francis Ford Coppola's "The Conversation" -- one of those rare two-hour-plus pictures that runs long but plays bracingly, excitingly short. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Premiere (Glenn Kenny) Premiere (Glenn Kenny)
von Donnersmarck delivers something extraordinary and rare: a thriller that's entirely adult in both its concerns and perspective which manages to be as thoroughly gripping as any finely tuned albeit adolescent Hollywood nail-biter. ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Premiere (Glenn Kenny)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for L.A. Daily News L.A. Daily News
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's astounding debut, "The Lives of Others," shows how first-rate thrillers don't have to feature buildings crashing into Venetian canals, high body counts or even bullets for that matter. The movie, set primarily in 1980s ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at L.A. Daily News
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Political correctness in the so-called German Democratic Republic (1950-1990) wasn't a matter of social disapproval but of survival or death. "The Lives of Others," surprise winner of this year's Oscar for best foreign language film, is both a chilling ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel.com Reel.com
A 2006 Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, Florian Henckel von Donnersmark's The Lives of Others captures the pervasive, soul-crushing anxiety of life in pre-glasnost East Berlin with chilling authenticity. In his remarkably accomplished ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Reel.com
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune
"The Lives of Others" takes place in a world of systematic terror and freezing paranoia, an informer's society of secret police and betrayers in Communist East Germany. The time is the Orwellian 1984, five years before the fall of the Berlin Wall--and ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Chicago Tribune
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert) Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
The little gray man has an oblong head, bald on the top, with a trim salt-and-pepper cut on the sides. His face is pale, his features bland -- not sharp, not soft, but somewhat indistinct, except for his steel blue eyes. It's the face of an invisible ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
There is a delicate balance between love and sex, art and life, surveillance and voyeurism, survival and collaboration. And this year's Oscar-winning best foreign-language film, "The Lives of Others," is a portrait of how any person, or country, walking ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Lives of Others, The (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat) Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
"At its best, privacy shields and nurtures what is unique and authentic in people, while its absence or its violation often contributes to dehumanizing them," Janna Malamud Smill writes in Private Matters: In Defense of the Personal Life. "Privacy ...read the complete Lives of Others movie review at Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
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