The film was written and directed by tom tykwer, and stars franka potente as lola and moritz bleibtreu as manni. Run lola run opens with typical smashing bravado, as a few vague voiceover speculations about the nature of mankind give way to a strikingly bold image. Run lola run is almost unique among recent german films in combining commercial success with critical acclaim but it comes at the end of a decade of relative success for the german cinema. Tom tykwer, director of 3 and run lola run the new. If lola doesnt replace the money in twenty minutes, manni will surely suffer severe consequences. The mixing in of scenes of animation prevents the audience from getting too involved with the narrative, and makes them aware of the fact that they are sitting in a movie theater, watching a film. Run lola run is an excellent place to begin for it raises many of the issues we will examine in the course of this film series. If theyre good, like run lola run or the libertine, they tell you a lot not only about the movie but about moviemaking. Not a second in this movie is boring as it is as high paced as the title implies, both physically and mentally straining. Mar 07, 2016 with the highoctane, onenightinhell german thriller victoria in cinemas this week, we rewind with lola, the punkwithheart who never stops moving during the german cult fave, run lola run. Jun 25, 1999 run lola run is a madly spinning top of a movie one that, i suspect, will eventually be regarded as the arthouse smash that heralded the 21st century.
Run lola run poster german 27x40 franka potente moritz bleibtreu joachim krol. Shes just received a frantic phone call from her boyfriend, manni moritz bleibtreu, whos lost a small fortune belonging to his mobster boss. Tykwers lola franka potente is an emphatic antithesis to the horde of lolas, lulus, and lilis that stud the classic german film. And he makes run lola run sufficiently hot, fast and posthuman to pull. Though run lola run is more narratively complete, it is equally abstract. Eliot and west german soccer coach sepp herberger, are what tom tykwer offers to kick off the themes of run lola run 1998. And it does this by telling one story several times. Goodreads members who liked girl on the run also liked. Set to a throbbing techno score, lolas like a human stun gun. In run lola run, what is the meaning of lolas screaming. More fun than a barrel of jeanpaul sartre, pics energy riffs on an engaging love story and really human performances while offering a series of whatifs and a.
Find books like girl on the run from the worlds largest community of readers. Much has been written about the filmmakers struggle to find financial backing for the project. Inspired by run lola run it not only utilized that films star, but prominently featured a track from the lola soundtrack in its advertising campaign, the action thriller started to expand. Goodbadflicks takes a look at the very influential independent film run lola run. If you like run lola run you might like similar movies good bye, lenin. A crowd milling around suddenly forms the word lola as the camera shifts from ground level to aerial view, and with that were off and running. There are so many fantastic foreign thrillers in this collection that have slipped most peoples radar. Run lola run was directed by tom tykwer1 who also wrote the script and composed much of the music. Coyote, a game character cant or shouldnt be harmed. His bestknown characters the sidewalkpounding heroine of run lola run, the globetrotting interpol.
In fact, this film seems to establish the voice of the postfassbinder film generation in germany. Jun 18, 2018 run lola run was groundbreaking when it hit the independent film circuit in 1998. With franka potente, moritz bleibtreu, herbert knaup, nina petri. The film focuses on lola who has twenty minutes to come up with 100,000 marks for her boyfriend manni, whom if she fails will be killed by his crime boss. The story follows a woman who needs to obtain 100,000 deutsche mark in twenty minutes to save her boyfriends life run lola run screened at the venice film festival, where it competed for the golden lion. Find books like run baby run from the worlds largest community of readers.
Manni is expected to deliver the money at noon to a gangster. He left a bag containing 100,000 deutsche marks on the subway, and a bum made away with it. The nonlinear narrative with three different endings was unlike anything id ever seen, as was a film with a strong woman lead who saves her boyfriends ass in a damsel. The film was one of the earliest works by german director, screenwriter and composer tom tykwer here he undertook all 3 tasks. A romance paperback december 1, 2000 by lola miller author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. What i think is key to this film, is the fact that lola seems to learn from her mistakes, and therefore excercises freewill in order to avoid certain problems. What run lola run does is to show how all the little decisions we make throughout the day affect not only us, but everyone around us. Run lola run manages to incorporate various stylistic and editorial techniques into the short time span studied.
The avantgarde, popular culture, and history barbara kosta tom tykwers 1998 lm run lola runhas surprised even the most hardened critics of german cinema. Join our community of taste explorers to save your discoveries, create inspiring lists, get personalized recommendations, and follow interesting people. The new film run lola run, by 34yearold german tom tykwer, is rather more than the kinetic thriller that at first pulse excites its audience. Manniyoure not dead yet, says the punky, spunky lola, a casually gorgeous hipster with a lot more heart and spirit than may at first appear. Lola, a red haired punk, is called by her boyfriend manni, a courier for a diamond smuggler. A thrilling postmtv, rollercoaster ride, run lola run is the internationally acclaimed sensation about two starcrossed lovers who have only minutes to change the course of their lives. Like that film, it features recurring images of spirals, such as the spirale bar behind mannis phone box and the spiral staircase down which lola runs. As many have noted with uninhibited astonishment, it is rare that a german lm is so clever while being an absolute pleasure to watch. After a botched money delivery, lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 deutschmarks. The lolaness of the longdistance runner run lola run.
Run lola run is indeed a thriller, but one goes above and beyond its duty of simple entertainment by leaving you with a lingering existentialist thoughtperhaps life truly is a game of roulette. Taapsee pannu, described by the times of india as the busiest actress in btown for starring in films like pink and saand ki aankh, also shared. Photo a day, running, books, movies, art, racing, livros. But the film is an experiment, and lola is a character. It is based off the concept of the butterfly effect, the phenomenon that the small act of a butterfly flapping its wings could affect many other things, and perfectly resembles the techno age.
The subtle significance of color in run lola run screen queens. Franka potente, the star of run lola run, has the leanmachine look of a champion sprinter. Brian pendreigh meets franka potente, star of run lola run. Run lola run run lola run is the third film from tom tykwer, and unlike many german films in recent years, it managed to find both critical and commercial success around the world. Its original polish title is przypadek another movie influenced by blind chance is a romantic comedy, sliding doors. Run lola run was filmed during july 1997 on location across berlin, though in real life, the route locations are scattered all over the city. A simple but powerful story filmed in a wildly experimental style, mixing fastmoving action with philosophical questions about fate and coincidence, making for a highly exciting ride this very ungerman movie was a critical and commercial success with international appeal. Sep 04, 2017 goodbadflicks takes a look at the very influential independent film run lola run. Writers thomas d, johnny klimek, tom tykwer, reinhold heil. May 04, 2009 lolas actions are all determined by her desire to save manni, and each runthrough, her actions determine hers and her peers futures.
The setup sounds like something out of a games rule book. Pumping her arms and legs as she races around the city, the orangepunkhaired lola is like a newstyle. Sep 25, 2015 the subtle significance of color in run lola run run lola run is both a visually and conceptually impressive film. Run lola run director plays with time again in princess. Saving the german cinema seems like a campaign to save the boll weevil, but with lola rennt, tom tykwer did the job.
Released in 1998, it stars franka potente as lola and moritz bleibtreu as manni. Here are seven of our favorite examples of multiple reality onscreen storytelling like run lola run ad content continues below. The project is a collaboration between the wachowski siblings, lana and andy, of matrix trilogy fame, and tom twyker, the german director of films like run lola run. Essay about analysis of german film run lola run 906 words. A thrilling postmtv, rollercoaster ride, run lola run is the internationally acclaimed sensation about two starcrossed lovers who have only minutes to change the. The lolaness of the longdistance runner film the guardian. Run lola run 1998, directed by tom tykwer, is an intense, fast paced action film with a rather simplistic plot and unexpectedly deeper philosophical implications about fate, chance, time, choice, and consequence. And it was not just young females who wanted to look like lola. Run lola run is a madly spinning top of a movie one that, i suspect, will eventually be regarded as the arthouse smash that heralded the 21st century. Run lola run like a boss, running, movie posters, movies, film. The first quote is about the exploration of thought, which is cyclical and results in the understanding of places we already are. See more ideas about movies, franka potente and i movie.
Run lola run cleverly juggling the elements and encounters of a simple thriller scenario by using multiple viewpoints and a domino effect to create different destinies, run lola run is a. The films of the german director tom tykwer make a point of never standing still. The lolaness of the longdistance runner run lola run the. Lolas boyfriend, manni moritz bleibtreu, will be killed if she cant come up with a. Manni grieves over lola after she was shot in the street. Berlin, ten years on from the wall film the guardian. Find similar albums to run lola run tom tykwer on allmusic. Goodreads members who liked run baby run also liked. It came out of nowhere, kind of like its flamehaired heroine hurtling through the streets of berlin. Run lola run, is a critically acclaimed 1998 german film directed and written by tom tykwer. May 04, 2009 run lola run also utilizes miseenscene to give it a video game feel.
The story follows a woman who needs to obtain 100,000 deutsche mark in twenty minutes to save her boyfriends life. The christian science monitor is an international news organization that delivers thoughtful, global coverage via its website, weekly magazine, online daily edition, and email newsletters. Run lola run appeared in 1998, fully formed and unlike anything movie audiences had seen before. Although lola, like the classic german film goddesses, provides for scenes of breathtaking physical beauty, they are shots of her running fullflit through the city. More fun than a barrel of jeanpaul sartre, pics energy riffs on an engaging love story and really human. Lola is involved in a sequence of events that goes three different ways some as the result of her decisions, others thanks to circumstance. Run lola run is to germany what trainspotting was to britain.