| Edition |
Special ed. |
| Description |
1 DVD (approximately 121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD format. |
| Cast |
Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova, Maria Simon, Florian Lukas, Chulpan Khamatova, Alexander Beyer, Burghart Klaussner, Michael Gwisdek. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Martin Kukula ; editor, Peter R. Adam ; music, Yann Tiersen. |
| Note |
DVD version of a 2003 motion picture (121 min.) with added special features. |
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Widescreen presentation; 5.1 Dolby digital. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R (brief language and sexuality). |
| Summary |
Alex's proud, socialist mother falls into a coma for eight months. When she wakes, her heart is weak, so Alex has to keep the secret that the Berlin Wall has fallen and capitalism has triumphed. What begins as a little white lie turns into a major scam. |
| Note |
Special features: Optional soundtrack commentaries by director, actors ; 10 deleted scenes ; Lenin learns to fly (Lenin lernt fliegen) visual effects featurette by Viviane Blumenschein and Wolfgang Becker, c2004 (21 min.) ; mini making-of featurette (2 min.) ; uncut "Aktuelle Kamera" broadcasts (8 min.). |
| Awards |
Deutscher Filmpreis, 2003: Audience Award, German film of the year ; Film award in gold: Outstanding feature film ; Outstanding individual achievement: actor (Brühl) ; Outstanding individual achievement: direction ; Outstanding individual achievement: supporting actor (Lukas) ; Outstanding individual achievement: editing ; Outstanding individual achievement: music ; Outstanding individual achievement: production design. |
| Language |
In German with English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Mothers and sons -- Drama.
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Mothers and sons. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Subject |
Germany -- History -- Unification, 1990 -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Arndt, Stefan.
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Lichtenberg, Bernd.
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Becker, Wolfgang, 1954-
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Brühl, Daniel, 1978-
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Sass, Katrin, 1956-
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Khamatova, Chulpan, 1975-
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Simon, Maria, 1976-
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Lukas, Florian, 1973-
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Tiersen, Yann.
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Blumenschein, Viviane.
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X Verleih AG.
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X Filme Creative Pool.
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Westdeutscher Rundfunk.
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Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Goodbye Lenin! |
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Aktuelle Kamera (Television program)
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Lenin learns to fly.
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Lenin lernt fliegen.
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| ISBN |
1404953795 |
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9781404953796 |
| Standard No. |
043396046405 |
| Music No. |
04640 Sony Pictures Classic |
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