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Run Lola Run [Blu-ray] [1998]

Blu-ray ~ Franka Potente
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (69 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Joachim Krol, Nina Petri
  • Directors: Tom Tykwer
  • Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL
  • Language English, German, Spanish, Portuguese
  • Subtitles: English, French
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 18 Feb 2008
  • Run Time: 77 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (69 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0011FTQ4Y
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 13,129 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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It's difficult to create a film that's fast paced, exciting and aesthetically appealing without diluting its dialogue. Run Lola Run, directed and written by Tom Tykwer, is an enchanting balance of pace and narrative, creating a universal parable that leaps over cultural barriers. This is the story of young Lola (Franka Potente) and her boyfriend Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu). In the space of 20 minutes, they must come up with 100,000 deutsche marks to pay back a seedy gangster, who will be less than forgiving when he finds out that Manni incompetently lost his cash to an opportunistic vagrant. Lola, confronted with one obstacle after another, rides an emotional roller coaster in her high-speed efforts to help the hapless Manni--attempting to extract the cash first from her double-dealing father (appropriately a bank manager), and then by any means necessary. From this point nothing goes right for either protagonist, but just when you think you've figured out the movie, the director introduces a series of brilliant existential twists that boggle the mind. Tykwer uses rapid camera movements and innovative pauses to explore the theme of cause and effect. Accompanied by a pulse-pounding soundtrack, we follow Lola through every turn and every heartbreak as she and Manni rush forward on a collision course with fate. There were a variety of original and intelligent films released in 1999, but perhaps none were as witty and clever as this little gem--one of the best foreign films of the year. --Jeremy Storey, Amazon.com

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Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Nina Petri, Armin RohdeDirector: Tom Tykwer
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars What a film!, 27 Mar 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: Run Lola Run [DVD] [1999] (DVD)
This sort of "What if..." scenario has been done before in movies like Groundhog Day, Sliding Doors, etc, but Run Lola Run outshines them all, highlighting how the smallest of changes in certain starting conditions can have profound effects in the outcome.

The pacing, soundtrack and direction is just perfect in this film. It's a classic.

By the way, the DVD seems to default to the English dubbed version. DO NOT WATCH IT LIKE THIS! Switch the language to the original German and the subtitles on. It's much much better.

Reasonably good extras on the DVD too, with a director's commentary, cast profiles, and a music video by Franka Potente.

All in all highly recommended. Buy this now!

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43 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A stunning modern classic, 17 April 2006
By David Welsh (Oslo, Norway) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Run Lola Run [DVD] [1999] (DVD)
This film 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.
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good film, bad dubbing, 28 Sep 2005
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This review is from: Run Lola Run [DVD] [1999] (DVD)
This is a high action, fast paced, thrilling film. The idea behind the movie is that just taking a second longer to make a decision can greatly change your life. Lola has to come up with 100 000 marks in 20mins to save her boyfriend. If you want a film with lots of energy and a bit of a difference then this is a great film to watch one evening.

My big problem was that i had to watch this dubbed. I like foreign films and i don't mind reading subtitles, but i cannot stand dubbing. It's awful when thier lips are moving at the wrong time and these european actors in a German setting are speaking with english accents! I'm not sure about the dvd version i had, but if you can be sure that you can watch it subtitled in the German language then i'd imagine it would be better. Depends whether dubbing bugs you like it does me or not though.

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5.0 out of 5 stars What a film!
Yes - what a film! This is a superb piece of European film making. The plot is simplicity itself - Lola is required to help her boyfriend find 100,000 DM before the villains bump... Read more
Published 11 days ago by Misha The Penguin

5.0 out of 5 stars A familiar theme, an improbable and implausible story, yet still fascinating and compelling watching
There is no need for a lot of details of the cast - it is pretty much a one woman show as Franka Potente plays the part of Lola, a curious mix of a slightly plump drug and tobacco... Read more
Published 15 days ago by Pedro el Malo

3.0 out of 5 stars ......" The ball is round, the game lasts 90 minutes, everything else is pure theory "......
Run Lola Run is a German film about Lola, a woman who needs to obtain 100,000 Deutsche Mark in twenty minutes to save her boyfriend's life. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Current Account

4.0 out of 5 stars Breathless gem
Run Lola Run [Blu-ray] [1998]

Tom Tykwer puts us three times through the same rollercoaster illustrating the difference a split second in timing can make to the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by pointone

5.0 out of 5 stars Breathless and breathtaking
Terrific existential tesnsion from Lola who does just run and experiences several possible outcomes. It is life gasping for love and to save the beloved.
Published 4 months ago by J. K. Brockbank

5.0 out of 5 stars Lola... is Running!
Lola is Running.
You thought Forrest Gump was running?
Gump was just out for a leisurely jog.
Lola is Running!
Manni is Waiting. Read more
Published 4 months ago by DavrosDigital

5.0 out of 5 stars Better with subtitles
I don't know why but the default setting on the DVD release is English Dialogue and No Subtitles. The beginning of the film is a voice over and since the voice is in English you... Read more
Published 8 months ago by nightjourney90210

4.0 out of 5 stars Great but not on BD
I love this film but its not worth the extra on blu-ray. The picture quality is poor and the sound is not improved.
Published 10 months ago by Huggy care bear

5.0 out of 5 stars Run Lola Run
This film runs! For me it worked at two entirely different levels. One may take the film as a simple action packed love story in which you experiment with alternative variations... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Dr. R. R. Hilton

1.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, bad picture
This is a really great movie, that I would give a rating of 4-5 stars for its story. However, unfortunately the quality of the picture is on VHS level and I have to consider... Read more
Published 11 months ago by ubedoble

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