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Synopsis:
Presenting his third feature after last year's
acclaimed Wintersleepers, Tom Tykwer cranks up the volume,
stiffens the pace, and jettisons us on one of this year's
most exhilarating cinematic adventures. A breathtaking
race against the clock, Run Lola Run straps Tykwers'
playfully hip sensibilities to a fun-filled mix of
romance, thrills, and action as his tireless heroine
pounds the pavement and racks her brain to save her lover
from danger. Manni and Lola are twenty-something
Berliners, way past cool and desperately in love. When
Manni, a local criminal's errand boy, loses twenty
thousand Marks, he has twenty minutes to find the money or
face retaliation. Not the brightest bulb, Manni turns to
the quick-witted, resourceful Lola to devise a plan to
save his hide. And so she does, and off she sprints,
running for Manni's life, for her love, and to find money
somewhere, somehow. Dangling three "what if"
variations on Lola's mission to save her mate, Run Lola
Run propels us toward each outcome with a delicious
peppering of surprises, quirks, and twists. A sure-fire
hit with audiences, Run Lola Run brings to the screen two
actors of immeasurable charisma: Franka Potente as the
heroic, flame-haired Lola, and Moritz Bleibtreu as her
doltish but devoted lover. Scoring his delirious staccato
mix of animation, still photographs, and live action to a
pounding techno beat, Tykwer reveals himself a virtuoso of
the medium and, at the same time, a passionate believer in
destiny and the transcendent power of love.
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