Comments on Melbourne Film Blog: Loneliness & the Stasi - The Lives of Others

Phil, I found both films flawed. I found the flaw...

2007-06-09T16:24:00.000+10:00

Phil, I found both films flawed. I found the flaws in The Lives of Others fairly minor and overshadowed by its strengths, particularly plot and character development, as well as the visuals.

With Pan's Labyrinth the main strengths were the visuals including set design and characters. But I found the writing highly flawed that made it nowhere near a candidate for best

Brilliant film.Some people say "Pan's Labyrinth" s...

2007-06-08T04:33:00.000+10:00

Brilliant film.

Some people say "Pan's Labyrinth" should have won last year, but I don't know for certain. This one hit me hard.

I forgot to mention that I found the above article...

2007-05-07T20:44:00.000+10:00

I forgot to mention that I found the above article on David Tiley's Barista, in which he discusses the article.

Anna Funder, author of Stasiland has written an in...

2007-05-07T20:18:00.000+10:00

Anna Funder, author of Stasiland has written an interesting article published online for The Guardian.

It's not directly relevant to the point I'm making about loneliness, nor does it detract from it. But it does take Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck to task for his portrayal of

Thanks for your comments, Diana. I like your mum'...

2007-05-01T21:35:00.000+10:00

Thanks for your comments, Diana. I like your mum's cynicism. And that's the whole point; that's why the film really resonates, and possibly why it got made. There's been a whole raft of films in recent times that all touch on the same type of critique of contemporary politics.

Phillip Noyce made the same point when he
"Don't kid youself," she said, "it's like that now everywhere. Governments keep watch, that's what governments do."

My impression that she admired the film, was even touched by it, but