The Lives of Others

I saw The Lives of Others tonight. It's a German film set in East Germany before the fall of the Berlin Wall. The story is about an officer in the secret police who puts a writer and his actress girlfriend under surveillance. Over time, the officer gets emotionally involved with the couple.

This feature would make a good double-feature with Pan's Labyrinth about the dangers of totalitarianism. While Pan's Labyrinth is mostly action of sorts, this movie is very internal. Both are excellent movies.