Review of Good Bye, Lenin! (2003) by Matt M — 22 Mar 2013
The story this film tells is very interesting; set in Berlin before and after the Berlin wall, a son must keep the shock of the fall of the wall from his mother, a Socialist enthusiast, as he fears it might put her health in danger after she wakes up from her heart-related-coma.
After a while, hiding it from her just gets harder, and eventually, he comes up with this vision of a perfect Germany. The originality of the plot is what drives the film, the visuals let it down a little.
However, it's fresh, new and irresistible, and well represents the modern style that saw German cinema dictate rules in the European landscape of the first decade of the 21st century.
This review of Good Bye, Lenin! (2003) was written by Matt M on 22 Mar 2013.
Good Bye, Lenin! has generally received very positive reviews.
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