Beloved Berlin Wall

Original title: Liebe Mauer

2009
1h 43m

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In 1989 Berlin, Sascha is a young East German border guard and Franzi is a lively young West German woman who's just moved into a flat next to Sascha's watchtower at the Berlin Wall. It take... Read allIn 1989 Berlin, Sascha is a young East German border guard and Franzi is a lively young West German woman who's just moved into a flat next to Sascha's watchtower at the Berlin Wall. It takes only a slight mishap and a selfless act of chivalry and the two fall in love. But soon t... Read allIn 1989 Berlin, Sascha is a young East German border guard and Franzi is a lively young West German woman who's just moved into a flat next to Sascha's watchtower at the Berlin Wall. It takes only a slight mishap and a selfless act of chivalry and the two fall in love. But soon the Stasi believes they are witnessing the start of a revolt. Afer all, this is the time of... Read all

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Trivia
Thomas Thieme and Karl Kranzkowski both appeared in Der Untergang (2004) as Martin Bormann and WW1 veteran, respectively.

Goofs
Franzie knows nothing about the concept of the wall and about the trespassing rules. However, in the first scene of the film she walks on foot, and then hitchhikes towards West Berlin. This would be impossible without passing through GDR in the 80s, because West Berlin was an enclave inside GDR. To remain clueless about how the border functions, Franzie would need to take a plane to get to West Brrlin.

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References Coming Out (1989)

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I liked it

This is not a masterpiece, maybe I won't remember it in two years, but I had a good time watching it on TV. This is not an historical piece, although you get an idea of the muddle that meant having Germany separated by a barrier.

I would say it's a chick flick set in the last days of the Berlin Wall.

The "bad" guys (those opposed to the love of the protagonist) are all unidimensional; and again, I didn't mind, because I understand this is not an historical movie (made me remember a bit of Billy Wilder's "One, Two, Three": he didn't give a damn about being politically correct with capitalists nor the communists.)

The leads are good in their roles, making you root for them and their romance; the secondary characters are funny and contribute with comic relief moments.

I would watch it again. 7/10.