Good German-speaking films with Eng Subtitles

MANUTD99 · 27-08-2011 6:07am

I have watched Die Welle recently and found it a very good film

Daniel S · 30-08-2011 8:36pm

peasant wrote: »

This is an actual DDR film ...a love story really. Fairly non-political, but shot in the actual DDR and with DDR actors ...no subtitles though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpPqUfqIEck

I know of no period films (neither east nor west German) that actually looked at the DDR critically or even just described day to day life. DDR film making was heavily controlled, they had to stay within the party line. Western TV/film basically wasn't interested (and there may have been an element of not wanting to upset the tetchy relationship)

Love that movie, it's all wrong, but I like that movie.

MANUTD99 wrote: »

would suggest looking at Keinohrhasen for a giggle.

Found it quite funny watching it with my OH

Taxi driver scene

prinz · 31-08-2011 11:46am

Watched two more movies over the weekend, Nirgendwo in Afrika http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161860/ and Napola http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384369/

Both decent.

MANUTD99 · 09-10-2011 9:12pm

Watched "Before The Fall" today. Thought it was rubbish

Pixie8 · 12-10-2011 10:11pm

Probably been mentioned already but The Lives of Others is really good

1huge1 · 12-10-2011 11:31pm

Agreed with the above, brilliant film regarding the last years of the DDR.

murphaph · 14-10-2011 10:31pm

MANUTD99 wrote: »

Came accross a film called Sonnenallee..

Ever seen it? I'm thinking to buy

Lol, I live on Sonnenallee

Rubecula · 16-10-2011 1:45pm

I have always found German films hard to watch myself. Not being rude, just not found one that I actually enjoy. (Not many English speaking fims light my fire these days to be honest)

However "Das Boot" is probably the one big exception to this. I really liked that, even though it was more of a TV show.

Cakes. · 17-10-2011 10:54pm

Is Das Boot the one about the Submarine? If so that one is really interesting.

Downfall is good but they speak very fast and are hard to understand.

I found Absolut Giganten good, it's a bit weird but not too hard to understand.

losthorizon · 17-10-2011 10:57pm

Wings of Desire - one of the best films of all time.

Rubecula · 17-10-2011 11:46pm

Cakesofrice wrote: »

Is Das Boot the one about the Submarine? If so that one is really interesting.

Downfall is good but they speak very fast and are hard to understand.

I found Absolut Giganten good, it's a bit weird but not too hard to understand.

Yes Das Boot is about a world war two submarine and it's crew.

losthorizon · 18-10-2011 7:26pm

M - a very good 1930s German film if very disturbing. Not one of Hitlers favourites. Most of the crew left for England or America soon after.

jester77 · 28-10-2011 11:44am

Here's a few of my faves that I didn't see listed here

Knocking on Heavens Door
Anatomie
Friendship!
Die Entdeckung der Currywurst
Das Wilde Leben

Apanachi · 28-10-2011 4:05pm

MANUTD99 wrote: »

would suggest looking at Keinohrhasen for a giggle.

I love Til Schweiger (funny, talented and extremely sexy) - but I'm not so sure that his voice the best is to help learn/understand German

JuliusCaesar · 06-11-2011 10:30am

peasant wrote: »

This is an actual DDR film ...a love story really. Fairly non-political, but shot in the actual DDR and with DDR actors ...no subtitles though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpPqUfqIEck

I know of no period films (neither east nor west German) that actually looked at the DDR critically or even just described day to day life. DDR film making was heavily controlled, they had to stay within the party line. Western TV/film basically wasn't interested (and there may have been an element of not wanting to upset the tetchy relationship)

Sadly,

"Die Legende von..."
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Sorry about that.

What was the name of the film? Die Legende von what?

peasant · 06-11-2011 11:16am

Die Legende von Paul und Paula

hatful · 07-11-2011 1:00am

It's a shame Stromberg and turkish fur anfänger don't have subtitles.

Dave147 · 21-11-2011 4:34am

Just watched Das Leben Der Anderen and I'm absolutely blown away, at first I found myself resenting HGW and as the film progressed I was sympathetic towards him, I found myself heavily involved with the characters and went on an emotional rollercoaster for 2 and a half hours. So glad I finally got around to watching it, can now understand why it's rated so highly. Was even sad to see that Ulrich Mühe(HGW) has since passed away.

The ending couldn't have been more perfect

how the director was able to convey the relationship between Dreyman and Wiesler without the two ever even meeting was amazing, of course the acting played a big part there too.

Didn't want it to end, just blown away, what a masterpiece.

Orla_inka · 27-11-2011 1:32am

We watched that film in an open air Kino here in Karlsruhe.

Ulrich Mühe was in a series called Der Letzte Zeuge (the last(?) witness) which my husband really liked.

The good die young.