The Lives of Others
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck · 2006
Wiesler sits in his attic listening post and gets to know Dreyman through his art, his love and his grief. He hears things the playwright's friends never hear. The surveillance is meant to produce evidence that will destroy Dreyman. It ends up producing understanding, and the officer can't bring himself to use what he knows.
Where to see it: Wiesler listening to Dreyman play the Sonata for a Good Man. From this moment, the surveillance becomes something else entirely.
