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| Value for Money | 9/10  |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 9/10 |
Full review by
mcferguson
on 3rd Feb 2005
User Rating : 10
Respect :
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Good Points: Funny, sweet, smart, and an excellent look at some of troubles faced by East Germans after the wall.
General comments: Goodbye Lenin - I was moved by this unexpected film. I would recommend it to those who like Amelie. It is true it may not get the recognition it deserves because it's German. Please give it a try. It is a wonderful, funny, film that gets to you.
mcferguson's review and ratings | 65 words
Review by
Kati Reeve
on 10th Dec 2004
User Rating : 7
Respect :
0
Goodbye Lenin - A staunch socialist, living in East Germany, has a massive heart attack and ends up in a coma. When she awakes eight months later much has changed but when doctors tell her son and daughter that a shock to the system could kill their beloved mother, they decide to hide the truth from her. And so begins Alex and Ariane's battle to make their mother believe that the Berlin Wall is still up and all is still well in her beloved East Germany. This is a quirky, sweet and thoroughly enj ...
Kati Reeve's full review | 169 words
Review by
redbaron
on 4th Nov 2003
User Rating : 10
Respect :
+2
Goodbye Lenin is a marvellous film but it will sink without trace in the UK because it is in German, that will be our loss for it is a most enjoyable 100 mins and what going to the cinema should be all about. It is 1988-9 a son and daughter have to recreate East Berlin for their mother who has just woken from a coma after a heart attack, doctors believe the shock of finding out that the state is collapsing may cause her to have another attack. The measures the son has to go through to protect ...
redbaron's full review | 184 words
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