Barbara

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Nina Hoss
Barbara

Ronald Zehrfeld
André

Rainer Bock
Klaus Schütz

Claudia Geisler
Stationsschwester Schlösser

Peter Weiss
Medizinstudent

Rosa Enskat
Hausmeisterin Bungert

Jasna Fritzi Bauer
Stella

Peer-Uwe Teska
Kellner im Ausflugslokal

Mark Waschke
Jörg

Peter Benedict
Gerhard

Christina Hecke
Karin

Carolin Haupt
Medizinstudentin

Deniz Petzold
Angelo

Elisabeth Lehmann
Junge Kellnerin

Christian Petzold
Director

Christian Petzold
Screenwriter

Harun Farocki
Screenwriter

Florian Koerner von Gustorf
Producer

Michael Weber
Executive Producer

Stefan Will
Original Music

Hans Fromm
Cinematographer

Bettina Böhler
Film Editor

Simone Bär
Casting

Kade Gruber
Production Design

Anette Guther
Costume Designer

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• Mar 20, 2013

  Compelling story and vivid period-piece, Nina Hoss is memorable.
  hawk l Super Reviewer
• Feb 23, 2013

  Not as dramatic as "The Lives of Others" but still a gripping look into the soullessness of 1980's East German. Amazing how anyone survived this Stasi-contolled life. (2-23-13)
  John C Super Reviewer
• Jan 03, 2013

  Barbara isn't a bad movie by any means, in fact it's actually well-made in a number of ways, but I was completely uninterested in it. It's very slow-paced and dialogue-heavy, and despite the good performance from Nina Hoss as the protagonist, the movie just wasn't able to hold my attention.
  

  Joey S Super Reviewer
• Dec 30, 2012

  Dr. Barbara Wolff(Nina Hoss) has been transferred to a hospital in the provinces in East Germany in 1980 against her wishes. In return, she has no intention of giving her Stasi minder Klaus Schutz(Rainer Bock) nor anybody else the satisfaction of thinking they have won. That extends to not eating with any of her fellow doctors. However, she still has to work with them, as she correctly diagnoses Stella(Jasna Fritzi Bauer), a young woman in trouble with the law, with meningitis, thus greatly impressing Dr. Andre Reiser(Ronald Zehrfeld), one of her colleagues. So instead of sitting around her sparse apartment all day in her bathrobe, Barbara decides to fix her bicycle and go for a day trip in the country which her minders have a problem with when they lose track of her for several hours. First off, Nina Hoss is one of the best actors working today and certainly does not disappoint with her latest performance in "Barbara," succeeding in playing a difficult character. And I also liked how the movie gradually reveals Barbara's backstory while featuring perhaps my favorite scene of the year where Dr. Reiser dissects the Rembrandt painting in his office. That's not to mention all of the random details of life in East Germany that help to complete the picture. Sadly, the story is pure cliche, filled with contrivances, and filed under the city doctor going to the country and being surprised by what she finds.(I've never seen "Doc Hollywood," so I'll go with "Northern Exposure" instead. And I guess this is proof that "House" was shown in Germany.) And with any old plot, it also makes the movie that much more predictable. Of perhaps greater concern is the fact that it muddles the movie's politics, not so much as to which side are you on, but adding a definite grey area that also extends to Barbara's motives in her struggle against being violated.
  Walter M Super Reviewer

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