It's difficult to create a film that's fast paced, exciting and aesthetically appealing without diluting its dialogue. Run Lola Run, directed and written by Tom Tykwer, is an enchanting balance of pace and narrative, creating a universal parable that leaps over cultural barriers. This is the story of young Lola (Franka Potente) and her boyfriend Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu). In the space of 20 minutes, they must come up with 100,000 deutsche marks to pay back a seedy gangster, who will be less than forgiving when he finds out that Manni incompetently lost his cash to an... opportunistic vagrant. Lola, confronted with one obstacle after another, rides an emotional roller coaster in her high-speed efforts to help the hapless Manni--attempting to extract the cash first from her double-dealing father (appropriately a bank manager), and then by any means necessary. From this point nothing goes right for either protagonist, but just when you think you've figured out the movie, the director introduces a series of brilliant existential twists that boggle the mind. Tykwer uses rapid camera movements and innovative pauses to explore the theme of cause and effect. Accompanied by a pulse-pounding soundtrack, we follow Lola through every turn and every heartbreak as she and Manni rush forward on a collision course with fate. There were a variety of original and intelligent films released in 1999, but perhaps none were as witty and clever as this little gem--one of the best foreign films of the year. --Jeremy Storey, Amazon.com [show more]
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The story unfolds frenetically and the original German language lends urgency by tone and inflection.
The piece is made up of photography, animation and live action. Multiple plotlines and scenarios make up a very well filmed movie, the music is first class and the camera work is second to none.
Intriguing sub-plots unfold as the story goes but do not digress from the point.
This refreshing piece is the abstract of what Godard meant by beginning middle and end. There is enough to go on to follow a very intense depiction of the plot.
The movie is graphic and although not offensively so, it does contain imagery which would not suit the young or very young. 10/10.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu), who works as a small-time courier for a big-time gangster, is in huge trouble. He has accidentally left the cash from a mob deal on the subway, and he has only twenty minutes to deliver the 100,000 marks to his unforgiving boss. Desperate, he calls his girlfriend, Lola (Franka Potente), the only person who can rescue him from certain death. As the seconds tick away and the tiniest choices become life altering, Lola must try to reach Manni before the line between fate and fortune begins to blur. One story told from three different perspectives, 'Run Lola Run' is a veritable maze of intriguing plot twists and heart-stopping suspense in a high-octane thrill ride about one woman's desperate attempt to save her lover.
Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu) is a small-time drug dealer, working for a big-time gangster. He has accidentally left the cash for a large drug deal in the subway, and if it isn't found within twenty minutes, he'll be fired (permanently). The only person who can help is his flame-haired girlfriend Lola (Franka Potente), who must recover the money before her boyfriend becomes fishfood.
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