Good Bye, Lenin! (2004)
89 %
Reviews Counted: 101 Fresh: 90 Rotten:11 Average Rating: 7.3/10
Consensus:
Funny and poignant social critique of German reunification.
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Theatrical Release: Feb 27, 2004 Limited
Box Office: $3,921,721
Synopsis: October, 1989 was a bad time to fall into a coma if you lived in East Germany – and this is precisely what happens to Alex’s proudly socialist mother. Alex has a big problem on his hands when she suddenly awakens eight months later. Her heart is so weak that any shock might kill her. And what could be... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Katrin Sass, Daniel Bruhl, Chulpan Khamatova, Alexander Beyer, Florian Lukas
Director: Wolfgang Becker
Screenwriter: Wolfgang Becker, Bernd Lichtenberg
Producer: Stefan Arndt
Composer: Yann Tiersen
Screenwriter: Wolfgang Becker, Bernd Lichtenberg
Producer: Stefan Arndt
Composer: Yann Tiersen
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Reviews
Succeeds as a comedy, as a glimpse at a tumultuous time in European history, and as a thoughtful look at the great lengths to which people will go for important relationships.
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11/01/06
The real story is how ideologies melt when it comes to affairs of the heart. In that way, the movie has an appeal that goes way beyond its country's borders.
09/29/06
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02/09/06
Un film qui propose à la fois une réflexion intelligente sur la chute du mur de Berlin, un divertissement amusant et un récit touchant.
12/16/04
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11/19/04
A political comedy that reaches you right down in your soul, reminding us without any Benigni-ish moral frivolity that life sure is complicated, but it is also beautiful.
08/15/04
An enjoyable comedy about keeping a big thing secret from someone and an interesting drama about family ties and values and politics.
07/29/04
Non-Germans will certainly get the essence of the humor but may find the movie long and repetitive.
07/21/04
Top Critic
This is an unusual and tender story about the love of a family for each other.
07/18/04
Hay varios aspectos en los cuales conectar con esta película, al punto de que casi nadie permanecerá indiferente.
07/12/04
"The premise runs its course well before the end. But the film more than compensates with its bright good nature and intelligence."
06/07/04
Director Wolfgang Becker can claim the film's depth as its greatest achievement. He has taken an absurd situation, a silly premise, and added weight to the humor.
05/27/04
Good Bye, Lenin! might slightly overstay its welcome, but it's one of the few things playing right now that really stays with you after the fact.
05/19/04
Top Critic
[Director] Becker blends comedy, pathos, political commentary, witty dialogue and beautiful visual elements into a seamless movie.
05/13/04
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