Berlin Blues
2003 · 105 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 7,750 VOTES · DIR. Leander Haußmann
Overview
In October 1989, the part of the West Berlin borough of Kreuzberg called SO 36, had been largely shut off by the Wall from the rest of the city for 28 years. A lethargic sub-culture of students, artists, bohemians and barflys had flourished among crumbling buildings. Part of that microcosm is barkeeper Frank, semi-formally called 'Herr Lehmann' by friends and patrons. He hangs out drinking, sports utter disregard for anything beyond SO 36 and lazily pursues an affair with cook Katrin. His lifestyle is gradually disturbed, when his parents show up for a visit, things go awry with Katrin and his best friend Karl starts to act strange. Meanwhile, political turmoil mounts on the other side of the Wall.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,218 lines
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00:01:11 BERLIN BLUES
00:08:38 Exactly. It can't be more than 10.
00:11:46 So you're the idiot who thinks he can order pork roast at 11 a.m.?
00:15:04 How is that a fulfilling life?
00:18:17 Schultheiss or Kindl beer? - Schultheiss or Kindl?
00:21:15 I'm serious. They all snort coke like magpies.
00:26:07 I see that. But let's go upstairs.
00:29:36 Nobody cares about smoking pot.
00:31:56 Rainer. My name's Rainer.
00:36:31 Popcorn. You picked a smart woman there. She thinks about her electrolytes.
00:39:29 Hey, look!
00:43:22 So what? - I think I'm hungry.
00:49:03 Come on.
00:51:23 Routine is imperative, boss. That's your golden rule.
00:54:48 So do they pay you well? As the manager, I mean?
00:58:35 It's very ...magisterial.
01:03:01 Hi. This is Katrin Warmers. I'm not in.
01:06:30 How long have you known each other?
01:10:13 He's a programmer. - Oh, now they're called programmers.
01:12:54 That's my line. And I'll tell you something...
01:18:27 OK, first we drink coffee. Then we go to the strip and do our thing.
01:25:05 He's talking crazy, he's sweating, he isn't sleeping.
01:29:32 Your friend has a form of depression.
01:36:14 Walter, a beer please. And a shot.