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The Good German (2006)
Based on the novel by Joseph Kanon, "The Good German" takes place in the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, where U.S. Army war correspondent Jake Geismar (George Clooney) becomes embroiled with Lena Brandt (Cate Blanchett), a former lover whose missing husband is the object of a manhunt by both the American and Russian armies. Intrigue mounts as Jake tries to uncover the secrets Lena may be hiding in her desperation to get herself and her husband out of Berlin. Tully (Tobey Maguire), a soldier in the American army motor pool assigned to drive Jake around Berlin, has black market connections that may be Lena's way out -- or lead them all into even darker territory.
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| Release Date: | December 15th, 2006 |
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The Good German Movie Review by Matthew  (12/20/2006) |
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Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney are well on the path of establishing a memorable Hollywood partnership akin to John Wayne and John Ford or Humphrey Bogart and John Huston; they have a production company together, have made many films together and have produced still others. "The Good German", their latest effort, is...
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The War brought out some very interesting moral questions, some of which are hinted at in the classic-looking film. Was the use of the atomic bomb moral? Did the average German bear some measure of guilt for letting the Holocaust happen? And, most importantly, was it right for America to hide the sins of the German...
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| The Good German Movie Review by Daniel (7/27/2007) |
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THE GOOD GERMAN (Dir. Steven Soderbergh, 2006) Shot in black and white with its white washed exterior shots and rear projection when driving scenes THE GOOD GERMAN achieves beautifully the exact aestitic of a film shot in 1945 so much that you may forget it's a current release and think you are watching Turner Movie...
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Are you a fan of classic Hollywood Film Noir? The Good German is Steven Soderbergh's ode to the genre. Filmed in black and white and set in 1945 post-war Berlin, the leaders of the United States, Russia, and Britain have gathered for the Potsdam Conference. George Clooney stars as Jake, a military journalist whose...
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| The Good German Movie Review by Jarrod (12/19/2006) |
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Steven Soderbergh has triedmany different things as a director, from reforming the independent film world with sex, lies and videotape, to releasing a movie simultaneously on DVD and in theaters (Bubble), to making big-budget blockbusters filled with familiar A-listers (Ocean's Eleven and Twelve) to producing a sobering...
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