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FRANCE: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's debut film "The Lives of Others" nominated for Oscar

The German drama "The Lives of Others" has been nominated for an Oscar in the category best foreign movie on Tuesday (January 23). The debut of West German director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck is set in the former GDR of the early 1980s. Stasi (GDR-secret service) agent Wiesler is set to spy on the intellectual couple Christa-Maria Sieland and Georg Dreyman, both stars of the theater. While observing and sounding out the couple, Wiesler becomes more and more fascinated by their life. When Reuters TV met von Donnersmarck in Paris on Tuesday, the director, after having accepted many a congratulation on the phone, said he was thrilled to have been nominated. "I did hope I would come this far, but one can never expect this sort of thing for sure." Von Donnersmarck said he was especially happy for his film crew as their hard work on the project had finally paid off. Comparing himself with former national soccer coach Juergen Klinsmann, von Donnersmarck said: "The most beautiful thing about this Oscar is that one wins as representative of one´s country. I would get the Oscar, but I would get it for Germany. And this is what makes it so valuable. This is why every director wants to win this, because it is just the best to be like a hero for one´s country. If I won this, I would be like the Juergen Klinsmann of the movies, only a Juergen Klinsmann who made it to the final and who won." "The Lives of Others", a drama about how East Germany's Stasi security police shattered the lives of ordinary people, won top prize at the European Film Awards. "Das Leben Der Anderen" as it's known in German is set in Communist East Germany five years before the Berlin Wall fell. It was a surprise box office hit in Germany and it followed up on its triumph at the German Film Prize awards in 2006 where it picked up seven trophies. The 79th annual Academy Awards, the top honours in cinema, will take place on February 25 in Hollywood.

ITN Source | January 31, 2007Watch more videos from ITN Source

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