FAO Otto: Paul und Paula

Never heard of it? Supposedly the most famous E. German film ever made! Still runs occasionally in Berlin - I *think* I saw it on German TV once, before I knew what it was - didn't know much German at the time, but the film was clearly set in E. Berlin and I was more interested in the backdrop ... I've seen it's on US DVD, so will maybe one day buy it.

Other great Berlin films: Der Himmel ?ber Berlin and Sonnenallee (Martin Brussig also wrote Helden Wie Wir (Heroes Like Us), which is a very funny piss take of the Stasi). There's not a bad comedy called, I think, "One, Two, Three" with Jimmy Cagney. And I know you're going to mention Berlin Alexanderplatz.

Posted By: BerlinCanary on May 19th 2005 at 22:41:36

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FAO Otto: Paul und Paula (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 19, 22:41:36
- For goodness' sake (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, May 19, 22:51:37
  - HaHa ... (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 19, 23:04:08
- I've seen Die Himmel ?ber Berlin ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 19, 22:48:57
  - Not sure of the German title, but in English "The Goalkeepers Fear of the Penalty" (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 19, 23:01:46
    - Sorry ... Walter Ruttmann ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 19, 23:05:06
      - Berlin, Symphony ... (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 19, 23:13:48
        
        Sorry, who said that? (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 19, 23:18:54
        
        Nazi propaganda films are good (n/m) (General Chat) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 19, 23:19:39
        
        Not all of them are. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 19, 23:25:42
        
        You're going to have to qualify that statement ... (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 19, 23:25:18
        
        Good point... (General Chat) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 19, 23:25:58
        
        No, I mean you'll have to qualify what you mean by "good" (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 19, 23:35:24
        
        leni reifenstal... (General Chat) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 19, 23:17:06
        
        That I have seen (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 19, 23:22:41
        
        Known as 'Triumph of the Will' in English I believe ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 19, 23:20:51
        
        Now I think about it, I think I did give up after about an hour ... (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 19, 23:33:06
        
        M is out on DVD ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 19, 23:37:37
        
        Riefenstahl ... (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 19, 23:58:46
        
        Der Letzte Mann - The Last Man, surely (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 19, 23:52:56
        
        So, the three that started this not enough to going on with? (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 19, 23:51:17
        
        Good point. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 19, 23:56:36
        
        See what you mean about Lola Rennt (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 20, 00:16:37
        
        I really didn't get on with Breaking the Waves ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 20, 00:20:45
        
        Emily Watson - really like her - great actress (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 20, 00:35:21
        
        Hmm ... (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 20, 00:41:51
        
        Like Jim Jarmusch generally, but not seen that one - it's crap I take it? (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 20, 00:49:36
        
        I'm not overly keen. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 20, 00:50:37

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