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There is a bluntness to German folk sayings that feels almost uncomfortable in its honesty. One of the most striking is: "Die dummsten Bauern haben die grossten Kartoffeln." Literally translated, it reads: "The stupidest farmers have the biggest potatoes." At first glance, it sounds like an insult wrapped in humor.

Director Steven Spielberg, picking up a lifetime achievement award at the Berlin Film Festival, said the prospect of making new films continued to excite him at 76, and unveiled new details of his planned HBO series.