Lola rennt (1998)

German Movie.

Set against the gritty urban scenescape of Berlin and a pounding techno soundtrack, RUN LOLA RUN is a frenetic, inventive existential thriller that explores the life-altering impact of seemingly inconsequential actions. Beautiful, hip, and young, poor Lola has but 20 minutes to locate a missing bag containing 100,000 Deutsche marks or come up with the money some other way--if she can't, gangsters are going to kill her boyfriend. A pulse-raising race against time, the film employs a startling array of innovative techniques to present three separate scenarios, all departing from a single split-second decision Lola ...
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makes. Franka Potente, who also sings on the soundtrack, is mesmerizing as Lola. Winner of the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival; Best Film, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director at the German Film Awards; 1998 Bambi Award; and the Golden Space Needle Award for Best Film at the Seattle International Film Festival.
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Tom Tykwer directed this German thriller in which Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu) handled a smuggling job, delivered the loot, collected the payment, left the bag on the subway, and now has 20 minutes to gather 100,000 deutsche marks or confront the wrath of his boss, local criminal Ronnie (Heino Ferch). Desperate, Manni phones his girlfriend Lola (Franka Potente) who immediately runs downstairs and through Berlin streets to the bank run by her father (Herbert Knaup). However, she's rejected and leaves minus money. When she goes to meet Manni, he's holding up a supermarket, and she's shot by the cops. In a destiny devic...
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e familiar to readers of Ken Grimwood's acclaimed novel Replay, the story begins anew with different outcomes. In one version, Lola robs the bank and takes her father hostage; in another, there's casino cash to be won. All Lola-Manni scenes were in 35mm, while scenes without them were shot in video. Other cinematic techniques on display here include whip pans, jump cuts, slow and fast motion, split-screen, intercut color and black and white, segment titles, and animation. Shown at 1998 film fests (Venice, Montreal, Toronto).
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Manni heeft een partij smokkelwaar omgeruild tegen een zak geld die hij zo meteen aan zijn 'baas' Ronnie moet afleveren. In ruil krijgt hij daarvoor een percentje. Manni stapt in de metro maar panikeert wanneer er politie in hetzelfde rijtuig verschijnt. Tijdens zijn vlucht beseft hij dat hij de zak met geld in het metrostel heeft laten liggen. Een zwerver vindt de zak en gaat ermee aan de haal. Totaal overstuur belt Manni naar zijn vriendin Lola. Zij heeft slechts 20 minuten om het ontbrekende geld te voorschijn te toveren. Het meisje start een race tegen de klok om haar vriend van een gewisse dood te redden. Lo...
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la besluit naar haar vader te gaan, die bij een bank werkt.
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