Andrew - Ahhh, well that I don't know. I love seeing trams. It is a remnant of my thwarted ambitions of a lifetime career as a tram driver when Sydney's trams were removed back in 1963. I was 14 at the time and doubtless went on to pursue a more lucrative if less exotic career in the Public Service.
I note that some of the location work was in the Czech Republic. I wondered whether some of the earlier scenes were filmed there because it must be harder to get locations which are sufficiently shabby in Germany these days. In the early nineties when I went to the former East Germany a few times there were certainly still plenty of spots which appeared to have seen little updating since WWII (fourth floor dry closet toilet on the landing, anyone?), but there's been a lot of work done since.
Marcellous - Prague and the Czech Republic must have wonderful period locations given the number of films photographed there specifically because of those opportunities.
I assume that the magnificent German film The Lives of Others was filmed in the former East Germany. Its Iron Curtain like images seemed chillingly realistic to me. (No trams, though.)
Thanks Victor. I hope they are historically accurate.
ReplyDeleteAndrew - Ahhh, well that I don't know. I love seeing trams. It is a remnant of my thwarted ambitions of a lifetime career as a tram driver when Sydney's trams were removed back in 1963. I was 14 at the time and doubtless went on to pursue a more lucrative if less exotic career in the Public Service.
ReplyDeleteI note that some of the location work was in the Czech Republic. I wondered whether some of the earlier scenes were filmed there because it must be harder to get locations which are sufficiently shabby in Germany these days. In the early nineties when I went to the former East Germany a few times there were certainly still plenty of spots which appeared to have seen little updating since WWII (fourth floor dry closet toilet on the landing, anyone?), but there's been a lot of work done since.
ReplyDeleteMarcellous - Prague and the Czech Republic must have wonderful period locations given the number of films photographed there specifically because of those opportunities.
ReplyDeleteI assume that the magnificent German film The Lives of Others was filmed in the former East Germany. Its Iron Curtain like images seemed chillingly realistic to me. (No trams, though.)