who's watching you?

I'm long overdue for a blog about The Lives of Others. Just go see it. One of the most powerful movies I've seen in a long time. It's a very conventionally told story, but completely griping. The French could learn something from the Germans with the thrillers that reveal all the information to the audience, that's for sure.

What amazes me is how Germans are able to produce such quality and critical films of a recent era that is sure to have such emotional stock for so many people. And the historian in me has to report that this movie truly shows the power of the archives.

I cried.