November 9 is World Freedom Day which is a day observed in the United States declared by President George W. Bush to remember the fall of the Berlin Wall. With World Freedom Day in mind, the theme for today will be films about the Berlin Wall-enjoy!
1 The Tunnel (2001) Director: Roland Suso Richter
Movie that is based on the true story of people from East Berlin escaping to the West
2 The Lives of Others (2006) Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Moving film about a surveillance man for the secret police who becomes engrossed with the lives of a writer and his lover who are being monitored; won Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film...
3 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) Director: Martin Ritt
Tells the story of a British agent (Richard Burton) who refuses to come in from the Cold War; Burton was nominated for an Oscar for his performance...
4 The Innocent (1993) Director: John Schlesinger
An engineer is sent to help the Americans spy on the Russians...
As I have seen only one film from the above list of picks (The Lives of Others) I look forward to your feedback-enjoy!
Dianezy
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