Wiesler turning point The lives of others Sonata for a good man Sonate vom guten Menschen

[tmacrule1]

As one reviewer in IMDB said "this is the most underrated film in 2006". one of the best ever.

[dronespace]

<3 one of the best films ever

[r4spam]

what a great film....

[Bonzostar]

I love that part in the elevator. The significant turning point in the film!

[ebedgert]

I knew von Donnersmarck's next movie (The Tourist) would suck the moment I heard that the studio had Gabriel Yared removed as the composer. That said it all.

[OneEyeWonderWeasil]

another great film featuring Ulrich Muhe (and Ulrich Tukor) is "Amen"

their roles are reversed :) with Muhe playing the company man, and Tukor playing the good guy

[IggyHazard]

Wiesler the weasel unweasels himself. Notice that his serial # is HGW XX17. I wonder if "HGW" is in any way a reference to H. G. Wells (who was a socialist). Einstein was also a socialist. What does that prove? It proves that knowledge and wisdom are two profoundly different concepts. The Stasi may be no more in Germany, but their dark spirit lives on in the US as the IRS and the ATF, and in Europa as the entire European Union.

[crippletoe]

@anrosen I was wondering exactly the same thing! I saw The Tourist in January and thought it was absolutely terrible and then I saw The Lives of Others yesterday and was blown away by it! And then I found out they had the same writer/director and now I'm just perplexed.

[soparu]

he looks like john tesh

[claudelebel55]

One of the most beautiful moivies I have ever seen.

[Ecclesio]

There are two types of people - those who've experienced having the expression Wiesler has on his face at 1:38, and those who don't care to pay attention.

[hanromero]

My name is Mike from LA Although there busizz4me.info

[hh2fan]

Wiesler is a moving character!

[JustMe8485]

This scene is so shockingly beautiful. I did not think he would cry. The best is how afterward we go to Dreyman and he says "can anyone who has heard this music, I mean truly heard it, really be a bad person?"

Everyone should watch this movie. It will get in your head, you won't stop thinking about it.

[DecptioNx]

I usually don't give a thing about movies , but this movie has struck me and made me sad. I feel bad for Wiesler tho , he gave up his career and ends up as a simple lonely mail man.

May Ulrich Mühe Rest in Peace.

[cuoylyf]

Very beautiful!!! Love Isis

[batura1]

Rest in Peace Ulrich ! I hope you were a good man who deserve a home in Heaven ! Love you

[EvilTube2007]

The part with the boy in the elevator is actually the scariest part. It was common for the STASI to question children to get info on their parents. They would show up at schools and ask who saw a certain program (from the West). The kids who gleefully said yes came home to find that their parents had already been arrested.

And, since I have some characters left:

Q: How do you double the value of a Trabant?

A: Fill up the gas tank.

[PeterMayer]

I've been to East Germany twice. My family lived there after the war. It really was that grey. Went back for the first time in 20 years in 08 and it's amazing how there are no more guards, anywhere. Weg!

[PrincessFreja]

makes me cry every time!

truly, the best movie i have ever seen ♥

[jkd914]

great scene

[krillzone]

Great Movie. sad to see the expected "americans are dumb/no they're not" argument.

For all those that hate americans, take that a bit further and look into how globalists are hijacking all of our countries. We just happen to be the most valuable ship to the pirates. The IMF and the reserve banking system are SCAMS. had to add that to the debate, though off-topic.

[Kanenas89]

Good movie...

[Gommerell]

great film Subtitles enhance it IMHO

I like to hear the Original language , and read the translation . Helps you understand langauges as well , as enjoying a film of the year

[franssusan]

Wonderful movie!

[gillan5]

Given our recent history it is almost impossible for a German to state that he or she is proud to be German. I am German and I watched this movie tonight.

And I must say that I am proud to be a German in a way. For a country who is able to work its history, tries to understand it and make it better in future!

[milovy]

this movie makes me want to learn German so I can watch it without subtitles.

[gillan5]

I do not understand why a movie which has got an Oscar and has made 35 Million is not available in a dubbed version?

[milovy]

Because American viewers generally don't like dubbing and would rather read subtitles instead.

[milovy]

also, in other countries (like France) they prefer dubbing. but Americans tend to want to hear the actors' own voices

[gillan5]

You should go back to grammar school since you can not read obviously. In my comment there is " I am proud to be a German in a way". As opposed to the USA we in Europe do not grew up and tell ourselves 24 hours a day that we are the greatest society in the world and all the rest is not worth to live in. Example. my country is the 5th biggest producer/exporter of weapons in the world. I am not proud of that.

[milovy]

You're not a German, so STFU. Gillan5's opinion as a German is more relevant.

[milovy]

Okay how about: STFU because you're boring and only want attention for yourself?

[BestFilmproducer]

Thats what this film quits up with!

[vballan]

Fun Fact: Sweeping generalizations are usually false and frowned upon when making an argument. I have yet to tell myself that "we are the greatest country and the rest of the world is not worth living in" once today or any day for that matter. Congratulations on flinging ignorant statements around on youtube. Well done. If I had a cookie, I would give you one.

[gillan5]

So what? MOST Americans do think that they are God`gift to the world - that is a given. With this megalomanic attitude they approach the rest of the world.

[vballan]

Do you know most Americans? Have you done studies on this? I'm guessing probably not. I'm not saying that people don't think that, some definitely do, unfortunately a lot of them are in our government. But all I'm saying is don't make hasty generalizations. Senseless ignorance only spreads hate and prejudice.

[gillan5]

I predict that in 4years the Palin-TeaParty-Joetheplumber-F­ox-News driven loonie conservatives will gain more than 50% of the votes. So, why should I know all of them to have a opinion? America is on the brink to get ungovernantable.

[PeterMayer]

@gillan5 Mein Deutscher Freund...And some Germans don't have an attitude? Ask some fellow Europeans.

[gillan5]

@PeterMayer Fact ist, that Germany is THE driving force within the European community. Without us nothing goes a straight way.

As it turns out Germany has been voted two years in a row for the most liked country in the world. This is a thing to be proud of. In Europe especially the Italians seem to like us. All others respect us, envy us, hate us. I do not give a damm. Germans usually do not brag.

[PeterMayer]

@gillan5 Gut...My point is don't make an assumption about Americans being this or that. My whole family is from Germany. I have cousins and friends there. They are all great people. Americans can be too.

[gillan5]

@PeterMayer I do not have to make assumptions. Every country has good and bad people. But a country who is on the brink of going straight to Palin, Fox, TeaParty whatsoever is nonthinkable here in Europe. It is just very very right wing.

[PeterMayer]

@gillan5 I think that whole Palin thing and Tea Party is very over hyped. Also realize that the right that you speak of is on an asscention in the whole of Europe as well. Tschüss!

[SketchyBack]

@gillan5 Die Rechte ist zu stark heute, aber sie verlieren den demographischen Krieg. Die junge Generationen glauben weniger an den Gott und mehr an die Evolution und die Schwulenrechte. Es gibt auch immer mehr lateinamerikanische Immigranten. Die Bevölkerung ist nicht so clever und das Geld kontrolliert die Politiker, aber die Zukunft in Amerika ist trotzdem viel schöner als Palin und Reinike Fuchs =)

[KoeHalifax]

@SketchyBack I don't think our population is less clever, but I do (to an extent) think that the many (but not all) politicians are controlled by money. Regardless, I agree that our country is has more hope than those two. XD

[mst3k54]

Can I have a cookie, too? I'm American

[tf2cheats]

watch?v= KrZ078boSlM on youtube for the full movie with english subs, please check yourself before rating me down :)

[zagreen]

this is one of the best movies ever.

[loflora2002]

I agree with you milovy! There are many great movies but this is absolutely pure BRILLANCE! And the director was only 33 years old when he made this film.

[milovy]

This movie is totally brilliant, one of the best I've ever seen. I've been watching movies for more than 35 years.

[rolfstraver]

Today I watched "The lives of others" again, one of the greatest films ever made and that you can watch over and over. One of its themes is the tremendous curing power of Art, especially Music. Even the Stasi agent cannot resist the catharsis caused by the Sonata's magical power making a deep impact on his soul, silently illustrated by his intense breathing (1.56-) One of the most brilliant and moving moments of this masterpiece.

Rolf Straver composer Holland

[fbhjr68]

There are very very few movies as brilliant as this one. It cuts to the soul and heart of many human issues. It transcends its language and locality.

[GemmBakko]

Great turning point scene.

[Akim1787]

This is the one of the greatest movie of all time!

[iosip2]

I agree - And I am a film fan...

[jackinla8]

Thank you, I've already seen it (for free!)

EXCELLENT FILM!

[jackinla8]

does anyone know where i can see this movie for free on the web?

[drunkenstooge]

Cheap ass.

[tf2cheats]

i dont have a solution where you can watch it directly online, but if you contact me ill gladly help you out with downloading it for free :)

[CandyGirl7401]

I watched this film last night and it was amazing! Wow!

[ThePhilosorpheus]

Does anyone knows who is the composer? this music is brilliant. i can´t find the name anywhere...

[TheeMasked]

Beethoven , Lenin said about this number, I'm never gonna listern to this number because if i do. I can't go on with the revolution

[ThePhilosorpheus]

no, thats definately not beethoven! thanks for taking your time though

[TheeMasked]

I am sorry, but what i do Know. the whole movie is based on what Lenin thought about Beethovens Appasionate

[ThePhilosorpheus]

it is indeed, but this music is not beethoven, first because it sounds too modern to be from the classical or romantic period (beethoven´s period), second, i know beethoven´s appassionatta, and this is not it. this piece was composed by Gabriel Yared, the guy who made the soundtrack for the movie. plus. it is said in the movie itself that this sonata was composed by the character who commited suicide

[TheeMasked]

hmm, thANK YOU FOR THE BACKGROUND INFORMATATION

[andrewpn]

The piece was written by Gabriel Yared specifically for the movie. I have tried to look for a sheet music for it for over 2 years and have came to nothing.

Someone on youtube played the entire piece as the person was lucky enough to have acquired the music for it. However when I asked the user,the user said the music was bought online...

But

[ThePhilosorpheus]

thanks!

want me to let you know in case i find it?

[andrewpn]

If you do find it please let me know.Good luck!

[frankg3rd]

@andrewpn Andrew ........ do you know the name of the classical guitar piece in the middle of this movie ? Thank you ! : )

[0103colleen]

@ThePhilosorpheus I was able to find the sheetmusic for sale at greatscores . com. Youtube won't let me share the full link, but just search for "Sonate vom guten menschen". I bought it and printed it, and can vouch that it's the real deal! I often sit down and play it when I'm feeling melancholy. Beautiful, beautiful music from a truly great film.

[TheSometimesWhy]

this movie is what great film making is all about: it makes you forget you're watching a movie, and connects you with the myriad ways people are human, inhuman, and humane.

and, ironically, it illustrates the power of art/beauty on the heart of the most hardened ideologue...

please rent this movie...

[andrewpn]

Eloquently said. I concur.

[TheSometimesWhy]

you did a wonderful thing by posting this here. perhaps it will expose more people to the film's subtle power.

i read about the actor ulrich muhe today. i didn't know he died back in '07. i was crushed at the loss of this great man. he is a beacon for us all, may he rest in peace...

[karenhunter58]

@TheSometimesWhy Yes! Anyone who appreciates great filmmaking, please rent or buy the DVD, and after you've watched the actual film, watch the extra features, especially the interview with the director/filmmaker/writer. You will then appreciate even MORE what great filmmaking this movie represents, apart from the exceptionally moving story it tells. The attention to detail in this film is absolutely phenomenal. (I saw it for the first time last week and have now watched it five times!)

[sidhyarth]

man what an awesome film !! loved it!!

[Damnnnnn0]

one of greatest films ever!

[DocHelter]

Greatest movie I' ve ever seen.

Seen it 5 times yet and all the times it' s like the first. Amazing!

[U2aremyshelter]

Mine too. It's so beautiful.

[berserkerfunestus]

this is my favourite film

[KonradAdenauer]

The elevator scene . . . just "Wow."

[GirLover77]

One of my favorite foreign films. :) it effected me in a way that not many films do....its just amazing!

[TavernWenchBlog]

A truly brilliant film. RIP, Ulrich Muhe!

[Dotsonascreen6]

What a class film! The performances are excellent . One of the best films I have seen for years. I watched it about an hour ago, not knowing anything about it and it just blew me away. Wow is about all I can say!

[ohen]

Ulrich Muhe pulls off one of the greatest performances I have seen on film as Wiesler in this movie.

RIP

[snakelemon]

did I make any mistakes?

[snakelemon]

yeah i'm 14!

[soparu]

it's john tesh!

[ryko26]

awesome film

[rsp196607]

What a movie.

[paulimaya]

What a man.

[SpichaFleetsa]

Doch, Bälle haben schon Namen: links Gunnar, und rechts Sven! LOL! :P

[snakelemon]

I never saw the movie!

I dunno, I think it's boring!

[kotangens]

If you're actually 14 as your profile states, I understand.

If you're an adult, than this says more about you than it does about the movie.

[andrewpn]

Who?

[kotangens]

> Who?

snakelemon

He thinks the film was boring.

[mesohora1]

great movie

[MissyMusicForLife]

that seen with the lil boy is funny!!

but aint it funny that Dreyman can play the sonate for a good man, witout watching it on the paper??

[blackfoliage1]

Much deserving for its Oscar. Fantastic film.

[Sardonicus83]

Um I think this isn't well translated. The child should be more like "you're strange, balls don't have names."

[nick42193]

i have a huge test over this movie tomarrow and i dont understand this movie. lol im ggonna fail

[BlauerBooo]

you wrote a test about this movie?? cool ^^.

so how did it end, your test? sucessfully i hope =)

i guess you could have read many reviews or so about it also in english. but of course you have to know some background information about that time to understand it.

[nick42193]

i did terrible, i got a 25% on it

[BlauerBooo]

haha ^^ oh, i am sorry ^^

but don't worry...

did you write about it in german lessons or history lessons or where?

and did you discuss the test now? what went wrong and what it was supposed to be like? ^^

i hope you won't hate the movie because of this now ;) haha

best greetings =)

[nick42193]

it was in engish class, i didnt understand it because my teacher did not put the subtitles on and it was in all german!!! it seemed like a good movie form the images I saw lol

[BlauerBooo]

?? strange ^^ watching a german movie only in german in english lessons?!

hm.. last year in english class we also had to talk about filmmaking, camera positions and so on.. i found it quite boring..

so take the chance and watch the movie again - after having learnt german ;) or just with subtitles ;)

bad teacher, you englishteacher ^^

[SpichaFleetsa]

I was an exchange student in Berlin in 1984. This film brought back fond memories... :-)

[BlauerBooo]

cool ^^

but in west-berlin i guess?

i wasn't born back then and only know a reunited germany - happily... ^^

[SpichaFleetsa]

Yes, West Berlin. I did take a few excursions into East Berlin, however.

One time I decided to take a risk and try to cross back at a checkpoint not intended for tourists. There were warnings written not to continue beyond this point, but I did anyway. The Grepos came down from their tower and pointed their guns at me, asking what I thought i was doing. I played dumb like I did not understand, and showed them my Canadian papers. After a few minutes we were all smiling, lol!

[BlauerBooo]

^^ haha ^^ i wouldn't have tried it ^^.

but okay, as a canadian they might have believed in your words thinking you did not know what was wrong.

but eastgermans weren't allowed to visit westberlin or westgermany at all if they didn't have a special permission (which was very rare and also controlled a lot).

but as a german from westberlin you also could go in and out as you wanted - also with permissions only, but basically you were free to visit the GDR.

i have been to berlin only once ^^

[SpichaFleetsa]

My father was from Flensburg. He was a prisoner of war on the Eastern Front. One of his brothers was also a prisoner of war. He was at Stalingrad. My father was not happy to hear of what I had done. "They could have shot you to death!", he said. I understood the risk involved, lol!

I think the DDR never had any diplomatic relations with Canada, so I used that to play innocent.

On another occasion, at Checkpoint Charlie, that Grepo was actually friendly: "Ah... Kanada! Trudeau!...", lol!

[BlauerBooo]

^^

yes, but basically your father was right.

and like i said: there was no need for border troops of the GDR (or DDR in german) to be unfriendly to an innocent foreigner. but though suspicious..

so did your father emigrate to canada after he came free? my grandfather also fought in russia, but when the war was nearly over he was in hospital in western germany where the americans picked him up and sold him along with many others to the french where he was then prisoner of war until he fled.

[SpichaFleetsa]

The Grepos thought I was an East German trying to escape, lol! Although my clothes were the Western fashion for young people at that time. Young East Germans also wore the same style, actually.

After being freed, my father finished his Habitur, which was interrupted because or the war. He then studied general Medizin in Kiel, and then specialized in cities in the USA. He met my mother in Boston. She was French Canadian. They married, worked in the USA for 5 years, and then came to Canada,

[BlauerBooo]

really? i thought everyone was identified at once by his clothes in the DDR.

but maybe those east-germans got the clothes from relatives and friends in the west. it was usual to bring/send packages to relatives in the east with goods that weren't available there.

your father was a doctor? sounds interesting, his story. so you are half german and half canadian. do you live in french canada?

(if you don't mind: Abitur ;) - i think you meant this. i will get my Abitur in 2010 - probably ^^.)

[SpichaFleetsa]

Exactly: a few young people got gifts of clothes from the West. Actually most people's clothes were rather drab. The food sometimes lacked a little flavour as well, lol! The beer was a little "thin", lol.

Thank you : I do not know why I wrote Habitur instead of Abitur. What do you want to study after you get yours?

Yes, I live in Montreal. My mother was also a doctor.

The atmosphere in the streets of East Berlin was quite interesting.

[runslikesnail]

One of the greatest subleties about the film is the ending scene's score. If you listen closely you can tell that it is Sonata for a Good Man with a full orchestra.

[andrewpn]

Yes it is Sonata for a Good man

[bexter26]

The Lives of Others is one of the best movies I have ever seen and this was one of my favorite scenes from it. Thanks for posting.

[mortenolsen2]

the song is shit.

[thebrush1]

You r shit!

[uranep78]

This is exactly what I've been looking for.. nice video. Thank you for sharing it. =)

[jabriaw]

I love that kid...so cute that even the big bad Stasi couldn't resist!

[paulabo123]

the kid nowerdays vote for the communists ;)

[jabriaw]

Yeah, unfortunately you're probably right...I know a woman from the former DDR who says "oh, it wasn't that bad..." It's really strange.

[denimfishbone]

i think its not about the kid, its about the music. He doesn' ask the kid for the fathers name, because he just heard this music.

[easygentleman12]

Beautiful

[sweeneyt1]

Great moment, great movie. For me, though, the turn comes when Wiesler tricks Dreyman into catching Christa-Maria with the Minister, and we see how troubled he is at essentially being just as petty and cruel as the Minister or Grubitz. This makes a solid candidate too, though.

[ricardoaugusto]

"Can anyone who has heard this music,really be a bad person"..thanks for addiction...

[andrewpn]

Glad you liked it

[yaknbo]

Thank you for including the kid in the elevator. One of the three best things in the film. Totalitarianism having its balls crushed by utter innocence. Hilarious.