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Paladin

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5. "The Lives of Others" (2006)

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2014, 09:22 AM

Mar 2014

Set in 1984 East Berlin, involves a STASI agent's spying on a noted playwright and his actress girlfriend. Brilliant movie; best cinematic depiction of living in totalitarian conditions that I've come across. Any time I notice it coming on cable TV, I end up watching it, yet again.

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movies you can't get out of your mind. [View all] mopinko Mar 2014 OP

Izo. ZombieHorde Mar 2014 #1

that is actually quite tempting. and pretty much what i mean. mopinko Mar 2014 #2

Do you read Italian? siligut Apr 2014 #23

The Last Supper JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #3

Seconds (1966) Little_Wing Mar 2014 #4

watched the clips at the link mopinko Mar 2014 #6

I love the grape-stomping orgy scene in Seconds. Great flick. Keep meaning to see La Jetee. nt valerief Apr 2014 #19

"The Lives of Others" (2006) Paladin Mar 2014 #5

The Lives Of Others Portland Cyclist Mar 2014 #8

Re: Lives Of Others Portland Cyclist Mar 2014 #9

Finished Portland Cyclist Mar 2014 #10

Glad you liked it. Paladin Apr 2014 #25

Reminds me of gang stalking by the NSA siligut Apr 2014 #24

Alien Isolation Portland Cyclist Mar 2014 #7

James Jarmusch's "Dead Man" FSogol Apr 2014 #11

Oh wow, I saw that one! And I bet you and I are two of the very few who did. scarletwoman Apr 2014 #12

Yeah, Gary Farmer was awesome. You and your son should watch Jarmusch's FSogol Apr 2014 #13

Son is now married and lives 1000 miles away. scarletwoman Apr 2014 #14

I saw Stranger Than Paradise in the theater back when it was released. valerief Apr 2014 #20

"The Sound of My Voice" yallerdawg Apr 2014 #15

Never Let Me Go HeiressofBickworth Apr 2014 #16

Makes you rethink asking... yallerdawg Apr 2014 #17

The Deer Hunter brooklynboy49 Apr 2014 #18

yup mopinko Apr 2014 #21

You wanna really blow your mind on a binge? yallerdawg Apr 2014 #22

full metal jacket haunted me for quite a while. mopinko Apr 2014 #26

"Heart of Darkness" yallerdawg Apr 2014 #27

Not a fan of Apocalypse Now brooklynboy49 Apr 2014 #36

A song inspired by The Deer Hunter! RIP Stiv Bators (an aquired taste, to be sure) yallerdawg Apr 2014 #33

Thanks for posting brooklynboy49 Apr 2014 #35

"The Cell" yallerdawg Apr 2014 #28

Oh, gosh, "the Cell"! I would have never remembered that one! scarletwoman Apr 2014 #29

This is the only thing I know of Jennifer Lopez. yallerdawg Apr 2014 #30

Well, you apparently never saw "Maid in Manhattan" - yeeccchhh! scarletwoman Apr 2014 #31

JLo's best movie brooklynboy49 Apr 2014 #34

"Donnie Darko" yallerdawg Apr 2014 #32

I was permanlty fucked up by "Eraserhead" and "Das Boot." hunter Jun 2014 #37

DH and i watched eraserhead for the first time when our youngest was in high school mopinko Jun 2014 #38

Another sad "The one that got away" story? yallerdawg Jun 2014 #39

Ha, good choices. I'd add "The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover." SMC22307 Dec 2014 #43

'Le Bal' and 'Divorcing Jack' lupinella Jun 2014 #40

ALIEN honeybee05 Jun 2014 #41

Not a Movie, Just a Scene Wolf Frankula Jun 2014 #42

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas g00dfella Jan 2015 #44