Tuesday, March 4, 6:00 p.m. | On the eve of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989—heralding the end of the Cold War—a woman falls into a coma and thus sleeps through the sweeping political changes taking place as East and West Germany reunite. When she reawakens, her children need to conceal the situation to avoid shocking their loyal Communist mother. Among other things, GOOD BYE LENIN! is a display of the phenomenon of “Ostalgie” or, “nostalgia for the East.”

Awards & Nominations 

Winner - Best Film from the European Union, César Awards
Winner - Best Fiction Film, German Film Awards

Shadows of War Lecture Series:  This series will examine the impact of war on the human psyche and feature films that tell stories of divided families, friends and lovers, human resilience and solidarity when confronting oppression, resistance to occupation, and ultimately unity in the face of tragedy. Presented in collaboration with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Art History, Theory, and Criticism department. Lecturer: Nora Annesley Taylor, Alsdorf Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art. Synopses by Annesley Taylor. Read more

The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu