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I have to show you somethingPrison Conditions for Subversive ArtistsBased on Character Profile Pretty scientific ehAnd look at thisDissertation Supervisor A Grubitz That's great isn't itI only gave
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The Lives of Others

"Dissertation Supervisor, A. Grubitz". That's great, isn't it? I only gave him a B. They...

Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz:I have to show you something: "Prison Conditions for Subversive Artists: Based on Character Profile". Pretty scientific, eh? And look at this: "Dissertation Supervisor, A. Grubitz". That's great, isn't it? I only gave him a B. They shouldn't think getting a doctorate with me is easy. But his is first-class. Did you know that there are just five types of artists? Your guy, Dreyman, is a Type 4, a "hysterical anthropocentrist." Can't bear being alone, always talking, needing friends. That type should never be brought to trial. They thrive on that. Temporary detention is the best way to deal with them. Complete isolation and no set release date. No human contact the whole time, not even with the guards. Good treatment, no harassment, no abuse, no scandals, nothing they could write about later. After 10 months, we release. Suddenly, that guy won't cause us any more trouble. Know what the best part is? Most type 4s we've processed in this way never write anything again. Or paint anything, or whatever artists do. And that without any use of force. Just like that. Kind of like a present

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I have to show you something
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Prison Conditions for Subversive Artists
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Based on Character Profile Pretty scientific eh
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And look at this
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Dissertation Supervisor A Grubitz That's great isn't it
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I only gave him a B
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They shouldn't think getting a doctorate with me is easy
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But this is first class
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Did you know that there are just five types of artists
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Your guy Dreyman is a Type 4
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A hysterical anthropocentrist
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Can't bear being alone always talking needing friends
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That type should never be brought to trial They thrive on that
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Temporary detention is the best way to deal with them
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Complete isolation and no set release date
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No human contact the whole time not even with the guards
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Good treatment no harassment no abuse no scandals
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nothing they could write about later
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After 1 0 months we release
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Suddenly that guy won't cause us any more trouble
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Know what the best part is
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Most Type 4s we've processed in this way
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never write anything again Or paint anything or whatever artists do
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And that without any use of force Just like that
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Kind of
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like a present
Duration
99 seconds
Views
214
Timestamp in Movie
01:21:19
Uploaded
Mar 10, 2026
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Movie Summary

In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.