City as character

• Can the city itself serve as a character in a movie?

Yes, it can. In the case of Goodbye Lenin, the city plays a very important role, becoming itself a character, as everything that happens revolves around the city: Alex tries to keep the past in the city for her mother not to find out the truth, and all that has to do with the idea of the city changing. The main character in the movie is the city, as it becomes the most influencial character, mainly because the plot of the movie has to do with social changes and the transformation of Berlin.