Beautiful Film Week Begins

(Sorry to begin this a day late. Sunday night I became sick with the worst flu I've had in years. I slept almost all day yesterday, and am still recovering today. So it's gonna be short and sweet. Sorry for the delay!)

     The Lives of Others is the most recent beautiful film I've seen. The acting, the set, the story, the writing, the cinematography-everything is absolutely stunning.

      O heard such great things about it, yet I hesitated to see  it. I usually don't care for long drawn out dramas. But-this-this one is different. The story is especially captivating to me when I think about spying that goes on here.

   I highly recommend downloading the press kit on the film's site after you have viewed the film. It has some great information, especially about the director. It took him less than three hours to write the first script and then three years of working on it to be finished. He also talks about his extensive research and gives horrifying examples of artists terrorized by the Stasi.

   On a less dramatic note, I really like the way two apartments are decorated in the film. The colors and moods are simply gorgeous. Really, watch this movie!

   Sorry for such a short post-will post more soon! Thanks for playing! Here are some others who are playing along:

-suzy here

-and here

-marsha

-molly

-kristi

-shari

-kayte here

-and here

-robyn

-kristen

-ohbara

-shannon

Leave a comment if you'd like me to add your link!

Here are directions.

Thanks!

Comments

[Lori]

I started without you!

http://www.whiteoakschool.com/camp-creek-blog/2008/1/14/beautiful-film-1-the-station-agent.html

http://www.whiteoakschool.com/camp-creek-blog/2008/1/15/beautiful-film-2-a-little-romance.html

[Molly]

:) I love this--my Netflix queue is getting bigger! I'm so sick of the brain sucking movies...

[sia]

Hi Abby,

shame on me - everybody is telling me to go and see the film, but I still haven't seen Das Leben der Anderen {The Life of Others}...

{it's on my 'must watch' list though}

+ I am playing along with Beautiful Film Week on my personal blog

cheers

[g.]

The third photo is incredible.
g.

[bethany]

I started yesterday too... Thanks for the great suggestion... Now I need to go see everyone else's... hope you feel better.

[Neece]

I loved this movie...it was perfect! Great colors, good timing and such amazing character development really exposing the human condition on so many levels.

Here's a link to my first on my Beautiful Film list

http://freyclark.typepad.com/neece_clark_studio/2008/01/beautiful-film.html

Cheers!

[kristi]

oh dear!
so sorry to hear that you are not feeling well. do take good care of yourself.
yes, indeed, the lives of others is beautiful.

[lisa s]

oh that shot of the man on the green wall... i must see this movie....

take good care abby!

[suzy]

I loved this movie! One of the best I saw last year.

[suzy]

PS - that flu sounds awful. I hope you're better soon.

[Maritza]

I just read about your beautiful film week on Susan's blog (sulu design), and it's a fabulous idea. Can I join? Coincidentally (and kind of uncannily), I just watched The Lives of Others last night and wrote about it on my side blog before I saw your post here, which I agree with 100%. You chose some excellent stills to illustrate the gorgeous cinematography in this movie.

[Maritza]

P.S. I hope you're feeling better.

[terry]

Hope you're feeling better! Great movie - my absolute favorite of last year!! I'm playing along too: http://www.easebetweennotches.blogspot.com

[Rachel]

I started last night, too. http://www.themetaphoricalmagpie.com/2008/01/beautiful-film.html

The Lives of Others was so excellent. Devastatingly beautiful. Great choice to kick off the week.

[robyn]

okay, I have another post today: http://www.robayre.com/news/?p=225

[sulu-design]

I started yesterday, too. But I'm doing it way minimally...
Hope you're on the mend soon!

[Noelle Olpin]

What a great idea! I can't wait to watch The Lives of Others and so many others now too. I've joined in the fun on my blog. Thanks!

[anne]

get well soon abby! so sorry to hear the flu got to you.
such a beautiful movie you chose! sadly, the actor ulrich mühe, who plays the spy and is on the top picture died only a couple of weeks after the film was awarded with the oscar. he was one of the best german actors around. also, i just love seeing martina gedeck.

[marsha]

i loved the life of others as well. so good.

hope you are feeling better!

[Uschi]

Hi!
I come over from Shari. Sorry if I rant a bit, but this movie gives me a shive, working out so well what has been daily life for so many people in the GDR. So beautiful, how they worked out the human nature behind everybody!!
Ulrich Mühe, the actor died soon after the movie was finished.

Great idea, your beautiful film week!

[Sarahsarah]

I've been having a great time looking at all the links. I missed out on beautiful book week so this was a must. Take care.

http://karatekitty.blogspot.com/

[michelle]

i simply loved this film and it's focus on the importance of art. so great!

[Isis]

I LOVE this movie. I love most recent german cinema :)
I hope you have watched it in the original language, "Des Leben Der Anderen" is so much stronger in german than the dubbed version :)

great idea btw, this film week thing!

[Shannon the Movie Moxie]

This film was spectacular. I just saw it last week and you are right it is just as wonderful as everyone says.

[Demi Gibson]

It truly is one to see!

[Jenni]

This is one of my favorite movies!