'The Lives of Others' could use an identity swap

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Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck must be one glücklicher Mann (that¹s "happy dude" in German). The Lives of Others, his drama about prying eyes in Stasi-era East Germany, is the first flawless film of the century. Now all he needs is a little gift from Steven Soderbergh: to swap identities in the name of movie marketing. Herr Henckel von Donnersmarck could take The Good German and Soderbergh, in exchange, would get to pretend he’s a first time director.

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