Das Leben der Anderen

Finally got down to watching an Oscar film from last year ... The life of the other (my translation, have no idea what the title is in english).

Lovely, beautiful film. While it is less dramatic than most other films (like Life is Beautiful, or italian films that I have watched), it has a certain subtelty that confers it beauty.

The story line is abt a stasi that is made to spy on a writer. It shows "high" society east germans during the ddr times. It seemed like life was not as deprived as I thought it would have been (perhaps, due to the high society factor?). Emotions were well played : Fear being one of the greatest emotion featured.

Will not elaborate more on the movie, because you should watch it, and I really dont want to spoil it for you. Much of the film can be perhaps better appreciated if one knows a little more about the DDR, esp i think it gives great insight.