Please suggest movies! In March 2007, Karen Perlroth suggested 'The Lives of Others". It is at the Guild. She said it may be the best movie she has ever seen. here is the description from Fandango
Release Date: February 9, 2007
Run Time: 2 hr. 17 min.
Rating: R - some sexuality/nudity
Cast: Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Genre: Art House/Foreign
Synopsis: In 1983 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler, doubting that a famous playwright is loyal to the Communist Party, receives approval to spy on the man and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, then faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria and orders him to get the playwright out of the way.
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Hello all,
Book-club was a great success with 11 members present.
Our book this month "Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortensen/David Relin was very well received. There were a few hesitations in the room but we all had to agree that Greg Mortensen is a modern day hero.
It was sugggested that many great men and women in history, overcame tremendous barriers to accomplish their goals. The words entrepeneur, pioneer and American Hero were used to describe Greg Mortensen. We compared this to "A Caliphs House" by Tahir Shah mainly how different dealing in the Muslim world is. It was a great story in real time. Proof that the twists and turns of real humans trumps fiction. You cannot make this stuff up!
We missed hearing Mortensen at Keplers on February 1st. It was decided to re-join Keplers as a bookclub (Barb Reis signed us up a few years ago )so that we are assured in getting all the local info. There is no cost and if you purchase through Kepler's you receive a 15% discount. I am in the process on registering our group under the decided name."The Ladies of the Bookclub". (I have added the kepler's link below}
Other books suggested ;
Red River by Lalita Tademy
Marley and Me by John Grogan
Bee Season by Myla Goldberg (we may have already read this!)
A Year of magical Thinking by Joan Didion ( now on broadway with Vanessa Redgrave- FYI-it will be showcased on the TV show Sunday Morning next sunday on CBS)
the Book Thief by Markus Zasak
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
We discussed more about the middle east and Iraq trying hard not to fall into political pitfalls.
Karen suggested THE END OF IRAQ BY PETER GALBRAITH.
This as a good read into understanding the reality of civil war in Iraq and that Baghdad might possibly need to be walled, as Berlin was after WW2.
My notes get a little sketchy here...but I do believe that next months meeting is at Karen Perlroth's
phone #851-8184
kperlroth@gmail.com
April 11, 2007
NEXT MONTHS SELECTION IS ;
http://www.keplers.com/
SNOW BY ORHAN PAMUK
This blog is a great idea and will get us educated on how to use this modern day method of communication. As for recommended movies, I highly recommend "The Tunnel." This is a German film (subtitles) based on the true story of Harry Melchior, a German Olympic swimming champion who escaped from East to West Berlin and then built a tunnel for his family and friends to follow. This may be relevant to our April selection and the idea of Baghdad being walled. The film presents a good look into the tradgedy of that time in history. Besides, the actor who plays the swimmer is quite a hunk!
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