Good Bye Lenin! (2003) 
And hello dolly!
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This movie has a few things going for it. 1. historical theme, you get a portrayal of living in East Berlin during the transition from Communism to Capitalism. 2. A heartwarming story about a kid who loves his mom. 3. Germans 4. Some pretty funny moments as the son creates an illusion of a still living GDR for his mother.
I found the film to be pretty good overall. It had some creative stuff and the acting was convincing, though I think foreign actors have an unfair advantage here. It was interesting that their was some tension regarding the living lie put on, but we didn’t get bombarded with internal angst.
I remember the preview for this one well. I have wanted to see it for a long time. Interesting comment about the angst. I think that may be a mostly American phenomenon. I feel like I’ve seen a bunch of foreign Dramedies (of course I can’t think of an example now) where the protagonists were involved in morally dubious acts but didn’t really think twice about it. Does Waking Ned Devine fall into that category?
Comment by poogas — November 22, 2006 @ 12:59 am