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- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsLiam NeesonRalph FiennesBen KingsleyIn German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.I hope you already watched it. If not, this is a must see! Real story! Fantastic music!
Russian title: Список Шиндлера - DirectorFlorian Henckel von DonnersmarckStarsUlrich MüheMartina GedeckSebastian KochIn 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.about the acting of the working of the ministry of state-security in GDR (German Democratic Republic), Repressions against actors and all people in eastern Germany. Got an oscar.
English title: The Lives of Others
No russian version. - DirectorMark HermanStarsAsa ButterfieldDavid ThewlisRupert FriendThrough the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.about a boy of a military officer who is living with his dad next to a KZ. The son becomes a friend of a boy in the KZ and one day he is going inside, because he does not understand what is bad there. Really sad movie, but interesting because from the eyes of a child. original was a book.
English title: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
No russian version. - DirectorWolfgang BeckerStarsDaniel BrühlKatrin SassChulpan KhamatovaIn 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma, a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared.about life in German Democratic Republic and why it was and is until today hard to understand for some people, that their old country is not longer existing. Funny movie, but also a little bit sad. Great music.
Russian title: Гудбай, Ленин! - DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsAdrien BrodyThomas KretschmannFrank FinlayDuring WWII, acclaimed Polish musician Wladyslaw faces various struggles as he loses contact with his family. As the situation worsens, he hides in the ruins of Warsaw in order to survive.about a jewish pianist who is living in Warszawa (Poland), later in the Ghetto of the city. He lives, because he can play the piano...and of course because of some more things... original was also a book, read it two times. Real story.
Russian title: Пианист - DirectorStefan RuzowitzkyStarsKarl MarkovicsAugust DiehlDevid StriesowThe story of the Operation Bernhard, the largest counterfeiting operation in history, carried out by Germany during World War II.About prisoners who had to make foreign money for the Nazi regime in the KZ´s. And thats why they were not killed. Real story. Very good movie.
English title: The Counterfeiters
No russian version. - DirectorTom TykwerStarsFranka PotenteMoritz BleibtreuHerbert KnaupAfter a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.No historical movie, but plays in Berlin and is really famous.
Russian title: Беги, Лола, беги - DirectorSönke WortmannStarsLouis KlamrothPeter LohmeyerJohanna GastdorfA young boy from a working class family in post-war Germany struggles with his estranged father returning from war captivity, while a friend of his plays for the German National Soccer Team at the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland.Hey, one happy movie in this list :-) It´s about the winning team of the world football championship in 1954 - Germany. Nice movie and nice music.
English title: The Miracle of Bern
No russian version. - DirectorSönke WortmannStarsJürgen KlinsmannBastian SchweinsteigerLukas PodolskiA documentary on the German national team's World Cup 2006 journey, all the way from boot camp in Sardinia to the 3rd-place play-off.According to Heine`s (poet) poetry "Germany. A winter tale" they made a documentary about the football world championship in Germany 2006. It´s a lot about the team, but you can see also a bit of the stadiums and cities where they played. Was a very special year and special atmosphere everywhere, because it was the first time common to where german coulours and hold flags everywhere. Big discussions about it, if its good or not. It´s not normal to be proud to be a german. In this time, it felt not as strange as in other times.
English version: Germany: A Summer's Fairytale - DirectorOliver HirschbiegelStarsBruno GanzAlexandra Maria LaraUlrich MatthesTraudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII.About the last days and hours of Nazi Germany. Never watched it, but shall be really good.
Russian version: Бункер - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsEric BanaDaniel CraigMarie-Josée CrozeAfter the Black September capture and massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, five men are chosen to eliminate the people responsible for that fateful day.about the terroristic olympic games in Munich. Real story.
English title: Munich
I found no russian version. - DirectorMarc RothemundStarsJulia JentschFabian HinrichsAlexander HeldA dramatization of the final days of Sophie Scholl, one of the most famous members of the German World War II anti-Nazi resistance movement, The White Rose.not all germans fought together in one row with Hitler ;-) That´s good to know, but also really sad. This movie shows the actions of the Scholl siblings and the early death. Real story.
English title: Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
No russian version. - DirectorEric TillStarsJoseph FiennesBruno GanzPeter UstinovDuring the early sixteenth century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the Catholic Church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.Ok, that´s deeeeeep german history and very long ago. But absolutely important for the understanding of german churches. Luther is the reason why we have the one german language today and he is the reason for the existence of protestant church. He lived and worked near my home region, where Rieke is living.
I found no english title. Maybe the same?! - DirectorUli EdelStarsMartina GedeckMoritz BleibtreuJohanna WokalekA look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings, and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s.Another not nice part of german history, but western german. It´s about RAF (Rote Armee Fraktion - Red Army Fraction), a terroristical group who killed a lot of people. Real story, but maybe hard to understand for you without more information...
English title: The Baader Meinhof Complex
No russian. - DirectorPhilipp StölzlStarsAlexander FehlingMiriam SteinMoritz BleibtreuAfter aspiring poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe fails his law exams, he's sent to a sleepy provincial court to reform. Instead, he falls for Lotte, a young woman who is promised to another man.About the famous german poet.
English title: Young Goethe in Love - DirectorAgnieszka HollandStarsEd HarrisDiane KrugerMatthew GoodeA fictionalized account of the last year of Beethoven's life.About Beethoven.
English title: Copying Beethoven - DirectorMichael HanekeStarsChristian FriedelErnst JacobiLeonie BeneschStrange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?About the war. I didn´t watched it and I´m not interested in it. But it was really famous.
Russian title: Белая лента - DirectorYasemin SamdereliStarsVedat ErincinFahri YardimLilay HuserThe story of three generations of a Turkish immigrant family.No english version.
No russian version. - DirectorPeter TimmStarsWolfgang StumphClaudia SchmutzlerMarie GruberFamily Struutz lives in Bitterfeld (GDR). After the fall of the wall, they take the opportunity to go on holiday with their car, an old Trabant. They simply want to visit Italy. But there are some incidents during their journey.ok, thats funny, but I think not in english or russian :-D
- StarsLeon BodenBenjamin VölzPictures of the landscape. I didn´t watched it.
It´s only in german, but maybe it´s no problem... - DirectorTil SchweigerStarsTil SchweigerNora TschirnerMatthias SchweighöferRainbow press reporter Ludo is sentenced to 8 months; he's released on probation but must work at a local daycare center for 300 hours. He meets Anna, who has unfinished business with him.plays in Berlin. Fiction. 2nd Movie: Zweiohrküken
English title: Rabbit Without Ears