17-03-2008 6.00 PM

The Lives of Others/ Das Leben der Anderen (2006)

Runtime:137 min
Country:Germany
Language:German
Color:Color
Director:Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Writer:Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (writer)

The Lives of Others (original German: Das Leben der Anderen) is an Academy Award-winning German film, marking the feature film debut of writer and director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.

Synopsis:
The horrifying, sometimes unintentionally funny system of observation in the former East Germany. In the early 1980s, the successful dramatist Georg Dreyman and his longtime companion Christa-Maria Sieland, a popular actress, are big intellectual stars in the socialist state, although they secretly don't always think loyal to the party line. One day, the Minister of Culture becomes interested in Christa, so the secret service agent Wiesler is instructed to observe and sound out the couple, but their life fascinates him more and more...

Awards and Nominations
Australian Film Critics Association 2007 Film Awards/
Best Overseas Film (commendation)

79th Academy Awards
Best Foreign Language Film winner

64th Golden Globe Awards
Best Foreign Language Film nomination

César Awards 2007
Best Foreign Film winner

Independent Spirit Awards 2007
Best Foreign Language Film

International Film Festival Rotterdam 2007 audience award

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2006
Best Foreign-Language Film

European Film Awards 2006
Best Film
Best Actor: Ulrich Mühe
Best Screenwriter: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

German Film Awards 2006
Best Film
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Best Director
Best Cinematography
Best Production Design
Best Screenplay

Palm Springs International Film Festival 2007 Audience Choice Award

Vancouver International Film Festival 2006 People's Choice Award

Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2006 People's Choice Award

London Film Festival 2006 Satyajit Ray Award

Zagreb Film Festival 2006
Best Film
Audience Award

Copenhagen International Film Festival 2006
Best Male Actor
Audience Award

Seville Film Festival 2006 Silver Giraldillo

Locarno International Film Festival 2006 Audience Award

Warsaw International Film Festival 2006 Audience Award

Bavarian Film Awards 2006
Best Actor: Ulrich Mühe
Best Newcomer Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Best Screenplay: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
VGF Producer Prize: Wiedemann & Berg

Festival Screenings
Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema 2006
Toronto International Film Festival 2006 (Special Presentation)
Telluride Film Festival 2006
Pusan International Film Festival 2006
Vancouver International Film Festival 2006
Locarno International Film Festival 2006 (Piazza Grande)
London Film Festival 2006
The Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy 2006
Copenhagen International Film Festival 2006
Dubai International Film Festival 2006
AFI Los Angeles 2006
Sevilla Festival de Cine 2006
Festival de Cinema do Rio 2006
Athens 2006
Warsaw International Film Festival 2006
Wellington International Film Festival 2007
Zagreb Film Festival 2006
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2006
Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia 2006
Windsor (Ontario) International Film Festival 2006
Dublin International Film Festival 2007
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2007
Sofia International Film Festival 2007
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2007
Traverse City Film Festival 2007
Meaford International Film Festival 2007
Cine Europa 10 Film Festival 2007, Manila, Philippines
12th International film festival of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.