Good Bye, Lenin!
Dir.: Wolfgang Becker, 118 min, colour, Germany 2003
2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. To commemorate the occasion the Terenure Library and the Goethe-Institut Irland are presenting Wolfgang Becker’s 2003 multi-award winning comedy classic “Good Bye, Lenin!”.
October 1989 was a bad time to fall into a coma if you lived in East Germany - and this is precisely what happens to Alex's mother, an activist for social progress and the improvement of everyday life in socialist East Germany. Alex has a big problem on his hands when she suddenly awakens eight months later. Her heart is so weak that any shock might kill her. And what could be more shocking than the fall of the Berlin Wall and the triumph of capitalism in her beloved country?
In a wonderful, touching manner, „Good Bye, Lenin!“ tells the story of how a loving son tries to move mountains and create miracles to restore his mother to health - and keep her in the belief that Lenin really did win after all!
This clever comedy was the most popular German film in 2003.
Admission free, no booking required. First come, first serve.
Presented by Terenure Library and the Goethe-Institut Irland.
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