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...mistake of his passion for the Homeric simile, “Mole” from We Shall All, and “International Small Arms Traffic Blues” off Tallahassee. He prefaced the former with the first of many contextual asides, describing himself years ago stuck in a coma while his then-wife attempted communication, a state which he renders in the song as that of a “mole, peeking his head out from under the earth.” His delivery of “International” brought the song out of its tepid, lyric...
...everyday people. The most commercially successful German film in history, it centers on the experience of young East Berliner Alex Kerner, played by wide-eyed 24-year-old Daniel Brühl. After fainting during the Berlin riots, Alex’s mother (Katrin Sass) enters a deep coma for several months. Upon his mother’s release, the doctor cautions Alex that he must insulate her from any shocks, because a stressful event could kill her. Since his mother was fiercely loyal to the idealism of the DDR, Alex makes it his goal to keep her from finding...
...film centers on the experience of young East Berliner Alex Kerner, played by wide-eyed 24-year-old Daniel Brühl. After fainting during the Berlin riots, Alex’s mother (Katrin Sass) enters a deep coma for several months. As she recovers slowly, Alex enters into a relationship with her nurse Lara (Chulpan Khamatova), a humbly beautiful and patient woman. Upon his mother’s release, the doctor cautions Alex that he must insulate her from any shocks, because a stressful event could kill her. Since his mother was fiercely loyal to the idealism...
...early February, Christina fell into a coma following a skiing accident. While I don’t know the details of her case now, I’ve been told that part of her brain has been damaged, possibly the region that controls language...
...party-line do-gooder: dashing off imploring memos for better working conditions as she glances at her wall icon of Che Guevara. Her East Berlin neighbors may chafe under the drab dictatorship of the proletariat, but she believes. Then she suffers a severe heart attack and falls into a coma, regaining consciousness after eight months. A doctor urges Christiane's grown son Alex (Daniel Bruhl) to shield her from any further shocks. Just one problem: it's 1989, and the Wall has crumbled; communism is kaput. She'll die, literally, if she discovers that her socialist dream has predeceased...