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By Gabo A (11) on 15 Jan 2013

It is a brilliant, deliciously arty movie, if one whose third act ultimately betrays for sentiment what makes the rest of Barbara so quietly…

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By Allison S (114) on 15 Jan 2013

It is a brilliant, deliciously arty movie, if one whose third act ultimately betrays for sentiment what makes the rest of Barbara so quietly…

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By Susan Granger (2,214) for SSG Syndicate (1,551) on 12 Jan 2013

Subtly intriguing and ambiguous, it's filled with suspicion and subterfuge…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 10 Jan 2013

Despite the limited scope of its predictable narrative, Barbara remains a compelling character study thanks to Nina Hoss's enigmatic performance…

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By Kalamár G (41) on 09 Jan 2013

Hoss is amazing in this film as an East German doctor struggling for love and freedom in the iron curtain era…

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By Scott L (355) on 09 Jan 2013

Hoss is amazing in this film as an East German doctor struggling for love and freedom in the iron curtain era…

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By Marcdoyle (398) on 06 Jan 2013

What an excellent film. Several critics compare it to The Lives of Others, but they are quite different…

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By Tor M (646) on 06 Jan 2013

Incredible movie .....definately a must see…

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By Seth L (233) on 04 Jan 2013

Interesting little german thriller with very solid performances by the two leads…

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By Artfully Bedraggled F (13) on 04 Jan 2013

I know itâ(TM)s already 2013, but I still have about a dozen 2012 releases to catch up on before I finalize that yearly ranking and get cracking…

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By Reece T (24) on 01 Jan 2013

Cold, calculated and German (triple-pleonasm…

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By Rainer Q (14) on 01 Jan 2013

Good movie about how awful it is to live in a communist/socialist republic…

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By Johnathan D (141) on 30 Dec 2012

Like a lot of foreign movies it does not spoon feed you the plot, which I like. Assumes the viewer is smarter than Hollywood thinks…

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By Walter M (1,360) on 30 Dec 2012

Dr. Barbara Wolff(Nina Hoss) has been transferred to a hospital in the provinces in East Germany in 1980 against her wishes…

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By Rick Groen (1,350) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 28 Dec 2012

Barbara is intriguing because the script subtly plays off that expectation, not denying it so much as expanding it, showing us that the grey…

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By Linda Barnard (586) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 27 Dec 2012

Hoss is mesmerizing as a woman who holds it all together to the point of losing herself…

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By Bikerjames (244) on 24 Dec 2012

Barbara was a nice surprise…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 21 Dec 2012

Both insightful and poignant, but not mawkish...an intriguing character study set against the backdrop of a dark time in history…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 21 Dec 2012

It's one terrific film, as smart, thoughtful and emotionally involving as just about anything that's out there…

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By Farran Smith Nehme (295) for New York Post (6,650) on 21 Dec 2012

Petzold raises questions of honor and builds the romance with an absolutely rigorous lack of sentiment, moving Barbara to a sweeping finish…

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