Eine richtiges tolles deutsches Film! I really enjoyed this film, funny and moving but never schmaltzy. It was full of nostalgia for a bygone time -but not rose tinted.
The central premise is so original but easily explained- it's no surprise this film won funding from BBc four amongst others. The idea is this- Alex's mother slipped into a coma, right before the Berlin Wall came down. Now she has woken up eight months later and her beloved DDR no longer exists. Her doctor says she must not have any shocks- but how can he achieve this, as Germany goes through one of the most exciting times of its history? So he pretends the wall is still there, that East Germany still exists, putting the new imported food into old jars and faking news stories. The result is very funny, but touching as well.
I loved the way Alex scrambled to explain a coca cola advert, and the heartbreaking idea that he came up with to explain the presence of western cars, that all the west Germans had realised life was more than televisions and VCRs, and they were all coming to the East to seek a more fulfilling life.
In the end I guess it was about memories and lies and the way families deal with both.
From a German learning point of view it was pretty good. The older people spoke nice and slowly and there was some interesting slang. I got a few new words and phrases which I'll write down so I don't forget.
Genosse, comrade - very useful everyday word...
Chef being used informally as in Na klar Chef!
Sandmann, a very cute looking kids show.
Laune, mood
Überraschung, surprise
That's all I can remember for now- I'm off to look up sandmann videos on YouTube :)
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