Barbara [Blu-ray]

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Barbara [Blu-ray] Review

"Barbara" (2012 release from Germany; 105 min.) brings the story of a female doctor, Barbara (played by Nina Hoss), in a provincial town in East Germany in 1980. It appears Barbara had applied for an exit visa so as to leave the country, and as a result was demoted from a prestigious hospital in Berlin to now work in the country side. Barbara has a lover, some well to-do guy in West Germany who sends her money so as to prepare things for her to escape East Germany illegally. All the while, Barbara gets to know Andre (played by Ronald Zehrfeld), a colleague doctor who also has been sidetracked (but for different reasons we later learn) in the country side. Right away from the very start Andre has a crush on Barbara, and he is trying to charm her non-stop. As all of this is happening, Barbara takes a special interest in Stella, a teenage girl who has escaped from a nearby youth labor camp and suffers from various ailments. To tell you more about the plot would ruin your viewing experience. You'll just have to see for yourself how it all plays out. I will say that I did not see the end coming at all, so you are in for a surprise!

Several comments: the movie does a great job depicting life in East Germany in the early 80s. Pay close attention to the scenery in the small town where Barbara is working, and notice how stark everything is. Cars are far and few between, and the living conditions are pretty dull, if not grim. In between we also notice the never-ending political pressure that existed in East Germany, where everyone and anyone could be spying on you on behalf of the Stazi (the East German state security agency). More importantly, the movie brings a nuanced and rich character study of the various roles, none more so than the lead character, as we see her struggle between charging forward and preparing for her planned escape to the West, while caring for the people around her. Nina Hoss brings nothing short of a brilliant performance.

I read that Germany is submitting this movie as its official entry for Best Foreign Movie for the next Oscars (early, 2013) and that seems fully deserved. As it happened, I saw this movie during a recent home visit to Belgium. I was supposed to see another movie but due to technical difficulties that movie wasn't showing and the box office attendant suggested that I see this movie instead. I took him up on that suggestion, and am I glad I did! "Barbara" is an outstanding political and relationship drame, and is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

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