The Lives of Others (2006) Poster

(2006)

Ulrich Tukur: Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz

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  • Unterleutnant Axel Stigler : [enthusiastic]  I've got a new one. So... Honecker comes into his office in the morning... opens the window, looks at the sun, and says...

    Unterleutnant Axel Stigler : [starts to worry]  ... eh... what is it?

    Unterleutnant Axel Stigler : [startled]  Oh, excuse me. That was... I'm just... I...

    Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : [tries to put Stigler at ease]  No no no, please colleague. We can still laugh about our state officials. Don't worry.

    Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : [almost laughing]  I probably know it already anyway.

    Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : [encouraging]  Come on! Tell it.

    Unterleutnant Axel Stigler : [feeling more comfortable]  Well... Honecker, I mean... the General Secretary... sees the sun, and says, 'Good morning dear sun!'

    Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : [with high pitch mocking voice]  'Good morning dear sun!'

    Unterleutnant Axel Stigler : ...and the sun answered, 'Good morning dear Erich!' At afternoon Erich sees the sun again and says, 'Good day dear sun' And the sun says: 'Good day dear Erich!' After work Honecker goes back to the window and says, 'Good evening dear sun!' But the sun doesn't answer! So he says again, 'Good evening dear sun, what's wrong?' And the sun answered and said, 'Oh, kiss my ass, I'm in the West now!'

    [laughing] 

    Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : Name?

    [becoming deadly serious] 

    Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : Rank? Department?

    Unterleutnant Axel Stigler : [frightened]  Me? Stigler, 2nd Lieutenant Alex Stigler. Department M.

    Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : [almost sighing]  Don't need to tell you what this means for your career, what you just did.

    Unterleutnant Axel Stigler : [scared, slightly angry]  Please Lieutenant Colonel... I just...

    Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : [angry]  You just mocked our party! That was political agitation! Surely just the tip of the iceberg! I am going to report this to the minister's office.

    Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : [starts laughing]  Hahahaha! I was just kidding! Pretty good, huh? Yours was good too. But I've got a better one. What is the difference between Erich Honecker and a telephone?

    [pauses] 

    Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : Nothing! Hang up... try again. Hahaha!

  • Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : I have to show you something: "Prison Conditions for Subversive Artists: Based on Character Profile". Pretty scientific, eh? And look at this: "Dissertation Supervisor, A. Grubitz". That's great, isn't it? I only gave him a B. They shouldn't think getting a doctorate with me is easy. But his is first-class. Did you know that there are just five types of artists? Your guy, Dreyman, is a Type 4, a "hysterical anthropocentrist." Can't bear being alone, always talking, needing friends. That type should never be brought to trial. They thrive on that. Temporary detention is the best way to deal with them. Complete isolation and no set release date. No human contact the whole time, not even with the guards. Good treatment, no harassment, no abuse, no scandals, nothing they could write about later. After 10 months, we release. Suddenly, that guy won't cause us any more trouble. Know what the best part is? Most type 4s we've processed in this way never write anything again. Or paint anything, or whatever artists do. And that without any use of force. Just like that. Kind of like a present.

  • Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : Did you forget? Bosses sit over there.

    Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler : Socialism must start somewhere.

  • Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : So we're helping a Committee member get a rival out of the way. You know what this could mean for my career. And for yours. If we find something...

    Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler : Is that why we joined? You remember the oath we took? 'We are the Party's shield and sword.'

    Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : What is the Party, if not its members? And if those members are highly influential, all the better!

  • Minister Bruno Hempf : What do you make of him?

    Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : Of Georg Dreyman? Maybe...

    Minister Bruno Hempf : Maybe what?

    Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : Maybe he's not as clean as he seems.

    Minister Bruno Hempf : Grubitz! That's why you and I are on top. Your average Stasi chump would have said, 'One of our best! So loyal!' etc. But we can see more. You're heading to the very top, Grubitz. There's something fishy about him. I can feel it in my gut.

  • Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : Life's not about good grades.

  • Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : About the license plate of the car that brought Ms. Sieland home... It's Minister Hempf's car. Wiesler, we can't monitor top officials. I removed the entry in your report. Nothing written from now on, just oral!

  • Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : I smell a writer behind this text. I'd be astonished if I'm wrong.

  • Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : Comrade Sieland, a beautiful career you had, hm? A pity really. You were good. You were very good indeed. Just too short-lived. Do have a seat. What do actors do when they can't act anymore?

    Christa-Maria Sieland : Please... Isn't there anything I can do for you? For... State Security?

    Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : It's a little late for that.

    Christa-Maria Sieland : I know nearly all our artists. I could find out a lot.

    Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : I believe you. But it won't help you now.

    Christa-Maria Sieland : Maybe there's something else I could do? Something we might both find agreeable.

    Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : [smiling]  Unfortunately, you've made an enemy of a very powerful man. Therefore, I have less freedom than would normally be the case.

  • Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : Remember, you're an informant now. That means responsibilities, like conspiracy and confidentiality, but also privileges...

  • Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : A piece of advice for you: We're not at school anymore. Projects aren't about grades, but success.

  • Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : There's one thing you should understand, Wiesler. Your career is over. Even if you were too smart to leave any traces. You'll end up in some cellar, steam-opening letters until you retire. That means the next 20 years. That's a long time.

  • Schriftexperte : Thus I conclude that it is a domestic typewriter produced for export. Most likely a 'Kolibri' travel model, made by the VEB Groma. If the ink were black, I could be more precise.

    Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : Who owns such a typewriter?

    Schriftexperte : There are none registered in the GDR.

    Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : What does that mean? What does Hauser use?

    Schriftexperte : Paul Hauser uses a 'Valentino' typewriter, made by Olivetti. That model has a more horizontal...

    Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : Yes, yes! And Wallner?

    Schriftexperte : He writes on an Optima 'Elite'.

    Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz : Georg Dreyman?

    Schriftexperte : He writes his first drafts by hand, then types them up on a Wanderer 'Torpedo'. He's never used anything else.

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