Review of The Lives of Others (2006) by Scott Foundas for L.A. Weekly — 10 Aug 2017
The Lives of Others wants us to see that the Stasi -- at least some of them -- were, like their Gestapo brethren, “just following orders." You can call that naive optimism on Donnersmarck's part, or historical revisionism of the sort duly lambasted by the current film version of Alan Bennett's "The History Boys.
" I, for one, tremble at the thought of what this young director does for an encore.
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This review of The Lives of Others (2006) was written by Scott Foundas and published by L.A. Weekly on 10 Aug 2017.
The Lives of Others has generally received very positive reviews.
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