Product Details

• Actors: Kurt Naumann, Rita Feldmeier, Uta Eisold, Jürgen Watzke, Ute Lubosch
• Directors: Peter Kahane
• Writers: Peter Kahane, Thomas Knauf
• Producers: Herbert Ehler
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: German
• Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: First Run Features
• DVD Release Date: April 26, 2005
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007NMKVC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,539 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Architects" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It might really have happened., March 7, 2007

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J. Candy (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Architects (DVD)

This movie gives a believable portrayal of the peculiar challenges faced by an East German architectural team (in late-1980s East Berlin as I recall), superimposed on the degeneration of the main character's marriage. The story is sad but the details and plot elements are consistent and believable. The connection of the protagonist's difficulties to the constraints imposed by the inescapable momentum of the state economic machine is thought-provoking. Overall, I highly recommend the movie. It gives the viewer a plausible chronicle of the downfall of both the personal and professional life of a good, honest man in the GDR during the late 1980s.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and worth discussion, August 27, 2005

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Neil FitzGerald (Victoria, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Architects (DVD)

In the closing days of the DDR a group of young architects are chosen to design a multi-use plaza. Although their concepts are cutting edge they fall outside the restrictions - so opens up the question on freedom of design versus what they are 'employed' to construct. If this were not set in the DDR it would simply be a film about arichetects going beyond their assignment - but because it has a Socialist setting is is wrongly interpreted as an oppression of human rights - think outside the square you are commissioned to design! As a footnote - I'm sure the artistic additions would not be welcome in any plaza East or West.

5.0 out of 5 stars A glimpse into the last days of the GDR, April 30, 2010

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Zilina (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Architects (DVD)

This is a great movie that offers a fascinating glimpse into the last days of the GDR regime. The DVD also contains a lot of very informative documentaries and interviews on this historical period.