I saw the movie "Unknown" with Liam Neeson and January Jones on Saturday. I probably would have waited until it came out on video, but for one reason. The movie is based in modern day Berlin and one of the supporting actors is Bruno Ganz as Ernst Jurgen a former Stasi agent turned private investigator who assists Neeson in determining what happened to him.
Just the scenes in Ernst Jurgen's apartment are worth the price of admission. The inside of the apartment in former East Berlin is a throwback to DDR days. The camera pans the room and there are a wall of books, a cluttered desk and then a cabinet on which are all of the mementos of Jurgen's MfS service including a 25 year mini-dagger and a Kampforden. It's the most sympathetic portrayal of a Stasi character in any movie I've seen. There is an interview with Ganz in English at: http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer...iew-bruno-ganz
There are several iconic scenes, mostly in East Berlin, of the Hotel Adlon, Brandenburg Gate, the TV Tower, the Victory Column, etc... At the end of the movie the camera sweeps across the Mitte ending on the TV Tower.
Just the scenes in Ernst Jurgen's apartment are worth the price of admission. The inside of the apartment in former East Berlin is a throwback to DDR days. The camera pans the room and there are a wall of books, a cluttered desk and then a cabinet on which are all of the mementos of Jurgen's MfS service including a 25 year mini-dagger and a Kampforden. It's the most sympathetic portrayal of a Stasi character in any movie I've seen. There is an interview with Ganz in English at: http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer...iew-bruno-ganz
There are several iconic scenes, mostly in East Berlin, of the Hotel Adlon, Brandenburg Gate, the TV Tower, the Victory Column, etc... At the end of the movie the camera sweeps across the Mitte ending on the TV Tower.
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