Lola rennt (1998)
Genre:
Crime / Drama / Romance / Thriller (more)
Tagline: Jeden Tag, jede Sekunde triffst Du eine Entscheidung, die Dein Leben ver�ndern kann. (more)
Plot Outline: A young woman in Germany has twenty minutes to find and bring 100,000 Deutschmarks to her boyfriend before he robs a grocery store. (more) (view trailer)
User Comments:
Riveting action, dynamic sound track, and brilliant editing had me hooked from the first frame.
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User Rating:
 
8.1/10 (40,050 votes)
top 250: #138
Also Known As:
Run Lola Run (Australia) (USA)
Lola Runs (USA) (literal English title)
MPAA: Rated R for some violence and language.
Runtime:
81 min / USA:80 min
Country:
Germany
Language:
German
Color:
Black and White / Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Iceland:12 / Argentina:13 / Australia:M / Belgium:KT / Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) / Canada:PG (Ontario) / Chile:14 / Finland:K-12 / France:U / Germany:12 (bw) / Netherlands:16 / New Zealand:M / Norway:15 / Portugal:M/12 / Singapore:PG / South Korea:15 / Sweden:11 / Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) / Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) / UK:15 / USA:R / Canada:G (Quebec)
Trivia:
This film contains about 1581 transitions (edits, dissolves, fades, wipes, etc) in 71 minutes of action (i.e. excluding the credits, and pre-credits sequence). This equates to an Average Shot Length of about 2.7 seconds. Interestingly, the editing is relatively slower towards the end of the film. For most contemporary films, the opposite is the norm.
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Goofs:
Continuity: While supposedly the film takes place within 20 minutes of noon hour, the shadows outside the casino are far too long for the hour.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
[subtitled version]
Narrator:
Mankind, probably the most mysterious species on our planet. A mystery of open questions. Who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going? How do we know what we believe to know? Why do we believe anything at all? Innumerable questions looking for an answer, an answer which will raise the next question and the following answer will raise a following question and so on and so forth. But in the end, isn't it always the same question and always the same answer?
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
Another 25 wins
&
12 nominations
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User Comments:
29 out of 35 people found the following comment useful:-
Riveting action, dynamic sound track, and brilliant editing had me hooked from the first frame., 27 June 1999
Author:
Joel Siegfried ([email protected]) from San Diego, CA
The concepts are simple. How do our actions affect our own lives, as well
as those whom we touch? What part do chance and random events play in
determining an outcome? Can we select a different result by making
different
choices? In short, what is reality? Well, maybe it isn't all that simple,
but while others have plowed these same fertile fields, as recently as the
film "Go", and also in "The Music of Chance", based on Paul Auster's
novel,
no one has dealt with such cosmic existential questions with more
brilliant
originality, fast paced action, and a pulsing score than in this German
cinematic masterpiece.
In a compact ninety minutes, combining snips of animation, cinema verit�,
quirky characters, situations and dialogue, and a pace that makes most
music
videos look like they've been filmed in slow motion, three versions of the
same story sequence unfold, and each time conclude with a jolting finish
that defies convention, and keeps the viewer guessing until the final
frame.
This is one of those rare cinematic events that is entertaining,
satisfying,
and absorbing, as well as flawlessly acted, staged, edited, produced and
directed. I thought that Lola ran her race with flair and style, and left
all others way behind in the dust.
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