Run Lola Run

[jazzy_dave]

Wow. Just watched the DVD Run Lola Run.




The film is packed with content and meaning, with a good script, a great plot and parallel story-lines. It's the epitome of what film making is all about because every aspect of the film is of a high standard, music, acting, editing, and photography all coming together to make for a great experience. What is wonderful about this film is its sense of time, going from moments of great stillness to moments of hectic pace and then back again. Oh, and if your tired of Hollywood's idea of good looks the two leading performers in this film are stunning in a very central European sort of way.

It is a real modern classic - beautifully directed and bursting with originality. The story is fairly simple: Lola's boyfriend Manni has accidentally left a carrier-bag full of money from a mob deal on the Metro, and he is meeting his boss to hand over the cash. His last chance is to phone Lola to tell her that she has 15 minutes to get 100 000 marks and save his life. This leads to lots of wonderful, cinematic shots of Lola running around Berlin to try and find the money and get to Manni before it's too late. The story is told three times, each time with a small change at the beginning which results in the story unfolding in a very different way. (In this sense, the film is very much an exploration of the idea of conditionality.) This is a real gem of a film from one of Europe's most gifted contemporary directors.

The menu system for subtitles and language is very awkward and you simply must watch in German with subtitles. The dubbed versions are awful.

Comments

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

Amazing movie and one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard. I watched this at the local cinema three times. And I definitely agree, German's the only way to go. I own the DVD and one time it played in English and I couldn't take it.

Be sure to watch the commentary version. They pointed out some stuff I missed.

[whswhs.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's a really interesting film. It's not in any sense a science fiction film, even though it could be viewed as a form of alternate history or parallel worlds, but it's a conceptual exploration in dramatic form, in the way that some science fiction achieves.

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

*HUGS*

[ajodasso.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen this film yet, but it's been recced to me repeatedly.

Great

[lookbookstoreco.livejournal.com]

i havent seen the movie yet but it looks great.

Re: Great

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

Oh you must see it.

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

So, sort of a Rashomon technique in tale-telling? Sounds interesting, I'll have to check it out.

[seekerval.livejournal.com]

We loved it. Lola is a marvelous character. Now that you've reminded me of it, we just might have to watch it again.

[malterre.livejournal.com]

It holds up well and is still used for classes here.

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Well, that answers my question about Lola.
I don't think I know it, but it does sound interesting. :)
Hugs, Jon

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Interesting. I had forgotten about that movie.

[porsupah.livejournal.com]

Yep, I have my copy on DVD in one of the boxes here. ^_^ I enjoy that kind of "alternate realities" storytelling, which seems rarely given time outside Japan, with one of the best examples being the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni horror anime.

Haven't watched it (either!) in quite a few years - I should slip it on sometime.