Good Bye, Lenin! (2003) Germany
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Director:Becker, Wolfgang, Brühl, Daniel, Khamatova, Chulpan, Lukas, Florian, Saß, Katrin, Simon, Maria
Studio:X-Filme Creative Pool
Producer:Katja De Bock, Marcos Kantis, Paul Müller, Manuela Stehr, Andreas Schreitmüller
Writer:Bernd Lichtenberg, Wolfgang Becker
Rating:7.8 (57,156 votes)
Rated:R
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:043396046405
UPC:3384442046978
Price:$29.95
Awards:Nominated for Golden Globe, Another 32 wins & 14 nominations
Genre:German films
Release:2004-08-09
IMDb:0301357
Duration:2:01:00
Picture Format:Anamorphic Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.85 : 1
Sound:Dolby Digital
Languages:German
Subtitles:English
Features:Deleted Scenes with optional Director's Commentary
"Lenin Learns to Fly" Visual Effects Featurette
"Mini-Making of" Featurette
Uncut "Aktuelle Kamera" Broadcasts
Director Commentary
Cast Commentary
LAC code:300001243
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Becker, Wolfgang, Brühl, Daniel, Khamatova, Chulpan, Lukas, Florian, Saß, Katrin, Simon, Maria  ...  (Director)
Bernd Lichtenberg, Wolfgang Becker  ...  (Writer)
 
Daniel Brühl  ...  Alexander 'Alex' Kerner
Katrin Saß  ...  Christiane Kerner
Chulpan Khamatova  ...  Lara
Maria Simon  ...  Ariane Kerner
Florian Lukas  ...  Denis Domaschke
Alexander Beyer  ...  Rainer
Burghart Klaußner  ...  Robert Kerner
Michael Gwisdek  ...  Klapprath
Christine Schorn  ...  Frau Schäfer
Jürgen Holtz  ...  Herr Ganske
Jochen Stern  ...  Herr Mehlert
Stefan Walz  ...  Sigmund Jähn
Eberhard Kirchberg  ...  Dr. Wagner
Hans-Uwe Bauer  ...  Dr. Mewes
Nico Ledermueller  ...  Alex - 11 Jahre
Daniel Br¸hl  ...  Alexander Kerner
Burghart Klauflner  ...  Robert Kerner
J¸rgen Holtz  ...  Ganske
Jelena Kratz  ...  Ariane - 13 Jahre
Laureen Hatscher  ...  Baby Paula - 1 Jahr (as Laureen)
Felicitas Hatscher  ...  Baby Paula - 1 Jahr (as Felicitas)
Martin Brambach  ...  Stasi 1
Michael Gerber  ...  Stasi 2
Robert Störr  ...  Funktionär Ordensverleihung
Robert Stˆrr  ...  Funktion‰r Ordensverleihung
Philipp Kupfer  ...  Baby Paula - 3 Monate
Ernst-Georg Schwill  ...  Taxifahrer
Rainer Werner  ...  Stasi in Jeansjacke
Marc Bischoff  ...  Junger Stationsarzt
Horst-Dieter Stork  ...  Grenzer 1
Hartmut Kuley  ...  NVA-Offizier
Peter Kurth  ...  'X-TV' Chef
Ditmar Bieseke  ...  Grenzer 2
Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey  ...  Fahrer Krankenwagen
Dirk Prinz  ...  Beifahrer
Jürgen Vogel  ...  Das Küken
J¸rgen Vogel  ...  Das K¸ken
Elke Werner  ...  Verkäuferin HO-Markt
Regina Ziebach  ...  Gurkenfrau
Wolfgang Stein  ...  Gurkenmann
Mennan Yapo  ...  Flohmarktverkäufer
Maximilian Brunow  ...  Pionier Sascha
Bojan Heyn  ...  Pionier Niko
Fritz Roth  ...  Pförtner Coca-Cola
Armin Dillenberger  ...  Bankangestellter
Denys Darahan  ...  Pionier Christian
Bastian Lang  ...  Pionier Frank
Lothar Schlichthar  ...  Dicker Mann am Pool
Alexander Reed  ...  Wuppertaler
Ute Michel  ...  Frauenärztin (as Dr. Ute Michel)
Svea Timander  ...  Vaters neue Frau
Hanna Schwamborn  ...  Carla
Rafael Hübner  ...  Thomas
Rafael H¸bner  ...  Thomas
Michael Berge  ...  Partyredner
Andreas Thieck  ...  SFB-Nachrichtensprecher (voice)
Rey Agana  ...  
Guido Buchwald  ...  Himself (archive footage)
Marcel Bellin  ...  
Erich Honecker  ...  Himself (archive footage)
Aandrea Bork  ...  
Sigmund Jähn  ...  Himself (archive footage)
Angelo Bossert  ...  
Yann Tiersen  ...  Composer
Christiane Brauer  ...  
Martin Kukula  ...  Cinematographer
Igor-Immanuel Bruckhaus  ...  
Peter R. Adam  ...  Editor
Mimmo Catania  ...  
Antje Zynga  ...  Editor
Toni Filler  ...  
Meike Frerichs  ...  
Marc Geiselhart  ...  
Charline Gülle  ...  
Charline G¸lle  ...  
Leonore Haberkorn  ...  
Bjoern Heinrich  ...  
Torsten Heyroth  ...  
Jasmin Hoffmann  ...  
Clemens Holzendorff  ...  
Susann Hotze  ...  
Wasin Jung  ...  
André Kindzorra  ...  
Dieter Kraft  ...  
Jörn Itzeck  ...  
Jˆrn Itzeck  ...  
Simone Kruse  ...  
Kai-Quin Liang  ...  
Fred Luck  ...  
Karoline Metzig  ...  
Utz Neumann  ...  
Christoph Olonczik  ...  
Marakorn Praphawat  ...  
Pham Quang  ...  (as Quang Pham)
Sebastian Raehse  ...  
Michelle Reed  ...  
Jacqueline Schachmann  ...  
Angelika Schmegg  ...  
Wolfgang Schreiber  ...  
Florian Seiffge  ...  
Michael Stübing  ...  
Michael St¸bing  ...  
Christian Trautsch  ...  
Adrian Wolff  ...  
Sigmund J‰hn  ...  Himself (archive footage)
Klaus Augenthaler  ...  Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Willy Brandt  ...  Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lothar de Maizière  ...  Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael Gempart  ...  Grenzer (uncredited)
Hans-Dietrich Genscher  ...  Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mikhail Gorbachev  ...  Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Raisa Gorbachev  ...  Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lothar Matthaeus  ...  Himself (archive footage)
Hannelore Kohl  ...  Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rudi Vˆller  ...  Himself (archive footage)
Helmut Kohl  ...  Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marcos Kantis  ...  Executive Producer
Egon Krenz  ...  Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul M¸ller  ...  Executive Producer
Lothar Matthäus  ...  Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Erich Mielke  ...  Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frank Griebe  ...  Cinematographer
Walter Momper  ...  Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Monika Reineck  ...  Demonstrantin 1. Reihe bei Straßenschlacht mit Stasi-Leuten (uncredited)
Karl-Heinz Riedle  ...  Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dirk W. Jacob  ...  Sound Designer
Eduard Shevardnadze  ...  Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sarah Tkotsch  ...  Mitglied des Pionierchors (uncredited)
Angelika Unterlauf  ...  Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rudi Völler  ...  Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chris Waddle  ...  Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Christoph Dudek  ...  Sound Department
Ulrich Wohlleben  ...  Partygast (uncredited)
Lars Ginzel  ...  Sound Department
Martin M¸ller  ...  production sound mixer
Jochen Isfort  ...  Sound Department
Dirk Jacob  ...  Sound Department
Daniele Drobny  ...  Production Designer
Kai-Uwe Koch  ...  Sound Department
Frank Kruse  ...  Sound Department
Anina Diener  ...  Production Designer
Simone Bär  ...  Casting Director
Torsten Löhn  ...  Sound Department
Martin Muller  ...  Sound Department
Jörn Poetzl  ...  Sound Department
Alexander Schaefer  ...  Sound Department
Wolfgang Schukrafft  ...  Sound Department
Philipp Sellier  ...  Sound Department
Kuen-Il Song  ...  Sound Department
Martin Steyer  ...  Sound Department
Kai Tebbel  ...  Sound Department
Christoph Ulbich  ...  Sound Department
Milanka Comfort  ...  Unit Production Manager
Susy Wehrli  ...  Sound Department
François Doge  ...  Unit Production Manager
Lothar Holler  ...  Production Designer
Matthias Klemme  ...  Art Director
Aenne Plaumann  ...  Custome Designer
Birger Laube  ...  makeup artist: "Sigmund Jähn"
Lena Lazzarotto  ...  Makeup Artist
Heike Merker  ...  Makeup Artist
Björn Rehbein  ...  hair stylist
Sabine Schumann  ...  makeup artist: second unit
Madeleine Spremberg  ...  additional makeup artist
Susanne Boeing  ...  Third Assistant Director
Sarah Gross  ...  first assistant director
Scott Kirby  ...  first assistant director: additional shooting
Marcus Welsch  ...  second assistant director
Ulrich Christian  ...  property master
Andrea Eisensee  ...  set dresser
Holger Isenberg  ...  construction manager
Claudia Kiefer  ...  props: second unit
Christian Schaefer  ...  Set Designer
Kay Scziegel  ...  props
Timo Scziegel  ...  art department runner
Harald Serowski  ...  art director: reshoots
Wolfgang Wrede  ...  painter
Marco Pressler  ...  construction manager
Michael Müller  ...  foley editor
Sven Asamoa  ...  Special Effects
Thorsten Thiesse  ...  Special Effects
Max Hattler  ...  digital compositor
Manfred Kraemer  ...  lead 3D artist
Natalie Maximova  ...  Visual Effects
Moritz Peters  ...  digital effects artist
Sven Pohle  ...  Visual Effects
Andreas Schellenberg  ...  Visual Effects Supervisor
Bastian Schreitling  ...  Visual Effects
Florian Schroeder  ...  digital artist
Gerhard Spring  ...  scanning and recording
Dominik Trimborn  ...  scanning and recording
Gunnar Wittig  ...  Visual Effects
Mattias Bark  ...  Stunts
Mario Linse  ...  Stunts
Sascha Meissner  ...  Stunts
Jason Oettle  ...  Stunts
Katja Richter  ...  Stunts
Steve Thiede  ...  Stunts
Juan José Alcaide  ...  Electrician
Klemens Becker  ...  steadicam operator
Franco Bertone  ...  Electrician
Dieter Bähr  ...  Grip
Carlos Dessbesell-Schüler  ...  clapper loader: second unit
Sonny Christian Fels  ...  Electrician
Wolfgang Franke  ...  dolly grip
Matthias Ganghofer  ...  assistant camera
Birgit Gudjonsdottir  ...  director of photography: second unit
Jan Hartmann  ...  assistant camera: second unit
Benjamin Hertzog  ...  Electrician
Conny Klein  ...  Still Photographer
Ralph Kächele  ...  director of photography: second unit
Christoph Manz  ...  assistant camera
Dirk Merten  ...  video operator
Florian Niedermeier  ...  Electrician
Dirk Plamböck  ...  still photographer: second unit
Helmut Prein  ...  gaffer: phase 2
Christian Scheibe  ...  Grip
Michael Schuff  ...  Electrician
Tommy Schulz  ...  Gaffer
Frank Schwaiger  ...  assistant camera
Thorsten Schwytay  ...  assistant camera
Martin Sell  ...  Electrician
Jörg Widmer  ...  steadicam operator
Oskar Lafontaine  ...  Daniel Brühl
Katrin Stass  ...  
Comments: DGE 120

Summary: Contemporary comedies rarely stretch themselves beyond a bickering romantic couple or a bickering couple and a bucket of bodily fluids, which makes the ambition and intelligence of Good bye, Lenin! not simply entertaining but downright refreshing. The movie starts in East Germany before the fall of communism; our hero, Alex (Daniel Bruhl), describes how his mother (Katrin Sass), a true believer in the communist cause, has a heart attack when she sees him being clubbed by police at a protest. She falls into a coma for eight months--during which the Berlin Wall comes down. When she awakens, her fragile health must avoid any shocks, so Alex creates an illusive reality around his bedridden mother to convince her that communism is still alive. Good bye, Lenin! delicately balances wry satire with its rich investment in the lives of Alex, his mother, and other characters around them. Funny, moving, and highly recommended. --Bret Fetzer