Ekaterinburg.com web-page, the German beer restaurant "Ratskeller" & the Consulate General of Germany in Ekaterinburg invite to a special movie night. Sunday, February 20, we are going to watch a 2006 German drama "The Lives of Others" (German: "Das Leben der Anderen").

You are welcome to come and invite your German-speaking friends. Admission is free.

"The Lives of Others"

"The Lives of Others" is the debut of filmmaker Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck who is also famous for a 2010 action movie "The Tourist".

"The Lives of Others" involves the monitoring of the cultural scene of East Berlin by agents of the Stasi, the GDRs secret police (German - Ministerium fur Staatssicherheit).

The movie takes place in the German Democratic Republic in 1984, which is under Stasi control. The movie's main character is Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler (Ulrich Muhe) who was assigned by his cheif to spy on playwright Georg Dreyman (Sebastian Koch). Although a Communist, Dreyman is disillusioned with the way his blacklisted colleagues are treated by the State. Although Wiesler intended his inactivity to be a one-off, he starts to change through his surveillance - he starts to lie in his reports to protect Dreyman and reduces surveillance hours to eliminate his assistant...

Interesting facts about the film

Henckel von Donnersmarck's parents were both from East Germany. He has said that, on visits there as a child before the Berlin Wall fell, he could sense the fear they had as subjects of the state.

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck studied Russian Literature in Leningrad for two years and passed the Soviet State Exam for Teachers of Russian as a Foreign Language.

His first feature film "The Lives of Others" won the European Film Award for Best Film, Best Actor and Best Screenplay in 2006. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck went on to win the Los Angeles Film Critics Association's award for Best Foreign Film, was nominated for the Golden Globe, and won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Movie night

The program of our event includes:

- Welcome speech from Florian Schrieverhoff, the Consulate General of Germany in Ekaterinburg;

- Special prizes & a funny quiz based on the movie;

- Discussion with native speakers (German teachers & Consulate General staff) after the movie.

The German beer restaurant "Ratskeller" provides special menu & prices.

You have a chance to win prizes provided by the Consulate General of Germany in Ekaterinburg and E1.RU web-page. Please, answer the following questions and send your answer at info@ekaterinburg.com (please, write in English or German):

1. Wer war die langste Zeit der DDR-Geschichte, von den 50er Jahren bis zum Fall der Mauer, Leiter des Ministeriums fr Staatssicherheit (Stasi)? (Who was, for almost the entire history of the DDR from the 1950s until the fall of the wall, the head of the Ministry for State Security (Stasi)?)

a) Erich Honecker b) Egon Krenz c) Erich Mielke


2. Welcher Politiker aus der Sowjetunion war mageblich am Aufbau des Stasi-Uberwachungsapparates in dem Gebiet der DDR beteiligt? (Which Soviet politician laid the groundwork for the establishment of the Stasi surveillence network in East Germany?)

a) Nikita Chrutschow b) Lawrenti Beria c) Leonid Breschnew

3. Wie viele hauptamtliche Mitarbeiter hatte das Ministerium fr Staatssicherheit zu Hochstzeiten? (How many full-time employees did the Stasi have during its peak years?)

a) ca. 90.000 b) ca. 200.000 c) ca. 45.000

4. Die DDR warb auch viele gewhnliche Leute als Helfer bei der Uberwachung der Bevolkerung an. Wie nannte man diese zivilen Mitarbeiter der Stasi? (East Germany also used many ordinary people to assist them in their surveillance of its population. What were these civilian helpers of the Stasi called?)

a) Informelle Mitarbeiter (IM) b) V-Mnner c) Familienspione

5. Der Film "Das Leben der Anderen" handelt von der Theaterszene der DDR. Welcher deutsche Dramatiker und Schriftsteller, der auch in diesem Film erwhnt wird, war der bekannteste, meistaufgefhrte und einflussreichste Knstler dieser Art in der DDR? (The Film "The Lives of Others") is about the Theatre scene of East Germany. Which German playwright, who is also mentioned the film, was the most famous, most played and most influential of his kind in the GDR?

a) Gunther Grass b) Heinrich Mann c) Berthold Brecht

Ratskeller Restaurant
Vosmogo (8) Marta ulitsa, 8B (ул. 8 Марта, 8Б), the City Hall building.

February 20, Sunday

Start: 18:00

Phone: (343) 371 60 91 (restaurant managers & staff speak German & English).

Please, book tables in advance.

Free admission