@deriter64 LOL! That you took the time to think that up means I must have really, REALLY struck a nerve. You must have some deep seated emotional issues regarding sex.
@lotharrtheterrible Niles, I;m so tired of this. I've told you again and again in Group that I am not a homosexual and I don't want any kind of relationship with you but you persist in this bizarre behavior, including obscene jealousy if I even mention a woman's name. Please give the therapy a chance for your own peace of mind and please leave me alone.
My favourite part by far is the courtroom scene in East Germany. It killed me how they had managed to lure the woman there and then had the trial in the closed off world of the GDR which effectively permitted them to apply their justice extra territorially. The carefully presenting of the facts of Mundt being an enemy of the people of the 'sacred' GDR by the zealous Fiedler was extremely interesting. I'm trying to work that angle into my graphic novel but having a hard time with the project.
Odd combination of espionage and British kitchen sink drama producing a very fine film. Besides I've always been, well, very impressed with Claire Bloom.
Funny how many German actors are typecast. Peter Van Eyck (Mundt), an anti-fascist, left Germany before Hitler, became an American citizen, yet portrayed Nazis and East German communists in every other film!
@xingsheng1 more than the darkness of character, the hard, grittiness of the times. They woudl not have imagined the lives we lead today, particularly the young.
I just finished reading the book. Oh how I love this.
jbingsy 3 weeks ago 2
@deriter64 LOL! That you took the time to think that up means I must have really, REALLY struck a nerve. You must have some deep seated emotional issues regarding sex.
lotharrtheterrible 1 month ago
@lotharrtheterrible Niles, I;m so tired of this. I've told you again and again in Group that I am not a homosexual and I don't want any kind of relationship with you but you persist in this bizarre behavior, including obscene jealousy if I even mention a woman's name. Please give the therapy a chance for your own peace of mind and please leave me alone.
deriter64 1 month ago
@deriter64 Is that your cryptic way of saying you masturbate to her photos?
lotharrtheterrible 1 month ago
My favourite part by far is the courtroom scene in East Germany. It killed me how they had managed to lure the woman there and then had the trial in the closed off world of the GDR which effectively permitted them to apply their justice extra territorially. The carefully presenting of the facts of Mundt being an enemy of the people of the 'sacred' GDR by the zealous Fiedler was extremely interesting. I'm trying to work that angle into my graphic novel but having a hard time with the project.
roberthennecke 2 months ago
@amglicklax No.
Userunvalid 3 months ago
Great film, thanks for posting, did spies help maintain the balance of power ? Discuss
kawasaki5187 4 months ago
Odd combination of espionage and British kitchen sink drama producing a very fine film. Besides I've always been, well, very impressed with Claire Bloom.
deriter64 6 months ago
Funny how many German actors are typecast. Peter Van Eyck (Mundt), an anti-fascist, left Germany before Hitler, became an American citizen, yet portrayed Nazis and East German communists in every other film!
mphrdldn 6 months ago
@xingsheng1 more than the darkness of character, the hard, grittiness of the times. They woudl not have imagined the lives we lead today, particularly the young.
ciroalb3 7 months ago