Goodbye Lenin Review
Goodbye Lenin is an absolute must watch. It is an intelligent and funny scope on the lives of Brother and Sister, Alex and Ariane. The year is 1989; East and West Germany are still divided. Alex and Ariane's single Mother Christiane is a strict socialist. Whilst witnessing Alex’s arrest during a protest march Christiane falls into a coma. Christiane wakes up 8 months later, Alex and Ariane are told that if their Mother experiences any degree of shock there is a chance she could be subject to a fatal heart attack. By this time Germany is united and there is no border between the East and West. Alex and Ariane set out to recreate every intricate detail of the old east inside their family’s diminutive council flat. The film works so well as it unquestionably doesn’t take itself too seriously. Director Wolfgang Becker seems to be venting his discontent towards Germany's past ideologies of Communism and Capitalism via one mans attempt to make history reverse and stand still. Goodbye Lenin was acclaimed as 'Best European Film' at the Berlin Film Festival 2003 and for good reason, it is a lighthearted yet infectious comedy which was both exceptionally entertainment and informative. Basically, you should watch it.
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