Link: living with the Stasi

[tree_and_leaf]

Thoughtful reflection on living under surveillance and on East Germany, by Neal Ascherson:

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2030955,00.html

Comments

[aervir.livejournal.com]

That's indeed a marvellous article. Thanks a lot for the link! (And I still haven't seen The Lives of Others, shame on me...)

[tree_and_leaf]

It sounds an interesting film - I'm hoping it will turn up over here, but German films can be a bit hard to track down over here.

[aervir.livejournal.com]

As it's an Oscar-winning pictures, some arthouse cinemas like the Phoenix Picture-house should probably show it.