The protagonist Wiesler (Ulrich Muhe), the silent one lunching with his Stasi commander, says nothing throughout this cafeteria scene in "The Lives of Others."
Study his face and you'll see nothing that betrays what he actually feels, though a creeping level of discomfort with the proceedings may finally provide a clue.
The youths are the faces of the emerging new Germany.
This tragic story is one of my favorite movies of recent years, a top 10 pick for sure.
Sadly, Ulrich Muhe died of stomach cancer in 2007, a year after the film's release.
TS
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