Movies by Turtleshell
Here are some feature films that introduce Berlin in an unusual way (in no particular order). All of them are critically acclaimed - and probably R-rated in the U.S.Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin)
For a summary on the films plot see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_of_Desire
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois, Peter Falk, Nick Cave
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Life Is All You Get (Das Leben ist eine Baustelle)
Review: http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/154709/Life-Is-All-You-Get/overview
Director: Wolfgang Becker, Connie Walther
Cast: Jürgen Vogel, Christiane Paul, Ricky Tomlinson, Armin Rohde
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Beyond Silence (Jenseits der Stille)
Review: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19980612/REVIEWS/806120301/1023
Director: Caroline Link
Starring: Sylvie Testud, Howie Seago, Emmanuelle Laborit, Sibylle Canonica, Matthias Habich, Hansa Czypionka, Tatjana Trieb
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Run Lola Run (Lola rennt)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_Lola_Run
Director: Tom Tykwer
Starring: Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Nina Petri
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Good Bye, Lenin!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Bye_Lenin!
Director: Wolfgang Becker
Cast: Daniel Brühl, Katrin Saß, Chulpan Khamatova, Maria Simon, Alexander Beyer
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The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lives_of_Others
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Starring: Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur
