Two variations on a theme: 's War Charlie Wilson and The Lives of Others .
A DVD and a cinema springs, for 2 lessons on the history of socialist-communism and collateral damage affiliates. One is a Hollywood point of view, with all the procession stars and the great moral lessons that capitalism entails. The other is a Germanic perspective, nearly 20 years after the fall of the wall.
having vision of two works, a point to anything in Germany.
least start with the good news.
Charlie is an entertainment that is seen with pleasure, but without much enthusiasm.
Charlie is an entertainment that is seen with pleasure, but without much enthusiasm.
Tom Hanks plays a Texas congressman (Charlie in the question), philanthropist and new wave: many vices sympathetic (the taste of booze and pretty girls, all 2 consumed to excess), but a "humanism" that transcends the coast Imp.
During what is called, roughly, an orgy (1), Charlie watches a story about the first war in Afghanistan during the invasion of the country by the Red Army. He prides himself on interest in the subject, prompted in this by Joanne (aka Julia Roberts), a longtime friend, and rich Southern mac carthyste the edges, and a shock to visit the camps of Afghan refugees in Pakistan. To raise funds to arm the Afghan resistance, Charlie gathered around him his band of nickel feet: Philip Seymour Hoffman as CIA agent grumpy (thumbs up!), Julia Roberts an agent of Mossad, an Egyptian political (you'll notice the alliance meant to be "against nature"), by far, General Zia himself (zigouilleur Bhutto's father).
The scene that kills Charlie mode Tintin in Pakistan, not yet seasoned in the BA-BA of diplomacy, is received at the presidential palace by Zia. In response to the President who asked what kind of help the American state could provide (to counter the advancing Russian army in Afghan territory, pushing thousands of Afghans to flee Pakistani border), Wilson replies: " I speak on behalf of my constituents in the 2nd district of Texas, to tell you that we are all heart with you. "
What you will agree, makes him look good!
After much discussion, Charlie managed to raise huge funds to arm the mujahideen and to kick off the Russian border in Afghanistan.
Moral of the story: he did not know that was impossible, so he did.
what I will remember most from this film is that Tom Hanks and Seymour Hoffman are great actors, the red paint on nails long and roles bourgeois peroxidized not going well for Julia Roberts (sound this big girl!), which I support adamant that Hanks was inspired by Larry Haggman (JR in Dallas) for his role in Texas (even in the physical resemblance is striking) and of course the history of Zen Master .
The stone that gets stuck in my shoe is the fact of exaggerating the side "absolute evil" of the former Russian bloc, this kind of primary anti-communism in the film, faced with America right-minded, altruistic, and generous with his own money in the person of Charlie Wilson.
All it takes tunes "Foreign Policy for Dummies," and accusing the savagery of communism, it's a little fun of the world when in terms of Vietnam, Iraq and support to states outlaw Legislative or dictatorial, it has lessons to teach anyone.
Oscar for Best Foreign Film 2007 ( at the expense of natives, but hey, it was a good war ) and stuff and stuff ... But this film is primarily a criticism of communism much finer state, and the legacy of Comrade Lenin flawed.
A good analysis of the human soul: one is ever totally black or totally white.
The pitch: The GDR lived his last years before the fall of the wall, but do not know yet. For now, freedom of expression comes down to sing the praises of socialism and fantasies to the West ... but prowls the Stasi and nail the slats of recalcitrant!
And "The walls have ears."
In this general atmosphere could not be more bleak, the writer of a play Dreyman loves his favorite actress, Christa Maria Sieland, which makes him good. Dreyman is the politically correct, which earned him to play his parts without being teased by the regime. The paunchy Minister of Culture ( aaaah the vision of this soft trunks in the scene of the Volvo !) Hempf wants the actress. As a major spawning state, it puts Dreyman tapped in the hope of a word or an event affecting that could serve as his "dark designs" (there are phrases that we are obliged to use ).
For this, the finest detective Stasi, Wiesler is on the move. It a fine specimen of psycho-rigid, to life on tristouille mode Trabant -work-sleep.
And that's where the most beautiful part of the movie starts. By dint of spying Dreyman and his girlfriend, Wiesler opens up a world unknown to him: critical thinking, the denunciation of the misdeeds of the regime, love this life ... and by proxy that the executioner is to affection for his victim, and he eventually save the day.
To create the atmosphere of the East German lead, the director goes there with a lot of Trabant (Lada German) beige and gray, to Like the corridors of the Stasi, and anecdotes that show vocations to the Bozzo the clown were killed in the bud .
All characters that are not related to the art world were mine austere, with few exceptions, and you end up saying that Berlin is really fired from the sanatorium open.
And then the events are linked, and the suspense rises to a crescendo ... So, we no longer talk to anyone until the end of the movie! ;)
But where I really give my voice is that it avoids falling into clichés of Charlie Wilson. Martha Gedeck is a classy, white shirt half open is much better àSebastian Koch (Dreyman) as BHL, and Ulrich Mühe (Wiesler) looks suspiciously like Kevin Spacey.
But beyond these three lines, all the actors are excellent, the characters' psychology is finely addressed, and it supports all fans of European cinema.
In a lighter style of dealing with the GDR / post GDR Goodbye Lenin really enchanted me ... but then I really say hat, and hasten to spread the word around me :)
(1) is a public orgy eh ... ie we see two pairs of tits, her face hidden by T. Hanks 2 seconds, and that all that is hidden in the bubbles of a Jacuzzi. It is far from Marc Dorcel Productions ... I've never watched, I want to clarify here below!
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