6. Good Bye Lenin! (2003) Alex lives in East Berlin. It’s 1989. His mom falls into a coma for a few months, and in that time the Berlin Wall falls. Mom wakes up, and because she’s a true believer in Communism, he painstakingly recreates all the aspects of East Berlin that are quickly evaporating in [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Germany'
Travel Movies We Love: Sign Us Up for Communist Kitsch
April 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Blog posts by Lia, Travel Movies We Love
Tags:Berlin·Germany·Los Angeles·Russia
Cute Idea, Cute Animation, Kinda Pointless
January 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Wary of the advice of others
When I first started watching the clip, I thought it was great: Clever concept, cute animation, perky little soundtrack.
On further reflection, I thought of a friend of mine who I took to a travel gadget shop. She was unimpressed with all the little do-dads and cutey cute pouches that had cartoons of what you’d hold inside.
“What’s the point?” she said, and in retrospect–even though I love my little cutey cute travel pouches–I think she has a point, and I think this video is kinda like that.
