Ostalgie 101
“Ostalgie” is a combination of these two words.
What are “Ost” (East) and “Nostalgie” (Nostalgia)?
Two ways in which the cultural divide between East and West Berlin was portrayed throughout the movie
What are plastering of ads on the sides of apartments, brightness of clothing, a statue of Lenin being hoisted off at the end of the movie, uniform of the kids?
The leader of GDR/East Berlin for the majority of the time
Who is Erich Honecker?
The genre of the movie
Dramedy (accepted answer: drama and comedy, tragi-comedy)?
Current examples of Ostalgie?
What are pickles, Berlin wall, ampellmachn and trabant cars?
When the satellite dish teams are made, members do this when introduced to each other
What is East Berliners shake hands while West Berliners don’t?
This happened to the East German mark after reunification
It was no longer recognized as currency (accepted answer: Alex takes it to a bank, they can't exchange it because it's not recognized and he cuts it up)?
This character said, “Socialism doesn’t mean live behind a wall. Socialism means reach the others and live with the others”?
Who is Alex Kerner?
These positives were offered by communist-state Germany
What are stable jobs and healthcare?
How does the GDR end at the end of the movie?
What is a Sigmund Jähn-lookalike becomes the new leader of East Germany and opens the borders to the West?
The length of time that the Berlin Wall lasted
What is 33 years?
Way after the fall of the wall, the officers do this while conducting checks of people leaving?
What is they take photos while presumably drunk as Alex passes through the checks (Accepted answer: they don't really care about who comes or goes)?
This specific East German consumer good, often remembered fondly in Ostalgie, was marketed as a luxury item and symbolizes the widespread desire for "quality" in the socialist market
What is a washing machine?
Name one criticism and one positive quality that Goodbye, Lenin showed about GDR?
criticism: What are difficulty to get housing as a single and disinformation on GDR news channels?
praise: What are neighborly support and less capitalism-driven mindset?
After the fall of the Wall, this phenomenon occurred in the labor market
What is: doctors started to move to the West (brain drain)?
This was the name of the group of young boys singing to the mother
Who are The Pioneers?