This critically-acclaimed, Oscar -winning film (Best Foreign Language Film, 2006) is the erotic, emotionally-charged experience Lisa Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly) calls "a nail-biter of a thriller!" Before the collapse of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's population was closely monitored by the State Secret Police (Stasi). Only a few citizens above suspicion, like renowned pro-Socialist playwright Georg Dreyman, were permitted to lead private lives. But when a corrupt government official falls for Georg's stunning actress-girlfriend, Christa, an ambitious Stasi policeman is ordered to bug the writer's apartment to gain incriminating evidence against the rival. Now, what the officer discovers is about to dramatically change their lives - as well as his - in this seductive political thriller Peter Travers (Rolling Stone) proclaims is "the best kind of movie: one you can't get out of your head." watch
First, A Conversation About Germany With Karen Donfried, Executive Vice President Of The German Marshall Fund And Oscar-Winning Director Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck. They Discuss Angela Merkel, The First Female Chancellor Of Germany, The First Former Citizen Of The German Democratic Republic To Lead The Reunited Germany And The First Woman To Lead Germany Since It Became A Modern Nation-State In 1871. She Is Also, As Of 2007, The Youngest Person To Be German Chancellor Since The Second World War. || Next, A Conversation With Richard Sonnenfeldt, Chief Interpreter At The Nuremberg Trials. watch
A Discussion With Director And Screenwriter Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck About His First Feature Length Film, "The Lives Of Others" Which Is Won The Oscar For Best Foreign Film At The 2007 Academy Awards. The Film Explores Conditions In East Germany Before The Berlin Wall Came Down In 1989 Through The Eyes Of A Member Of The Stasi, East Germany'S Powerful Secret Police Service.|| A Conversation With Sherwin Nuland, Clinical Professor Of Surgery At Yale. He Discusses Longevity, Health And Death And His Latest Book, "The Art Of Aging". watch
