See Lola run
July 23, 2008 9:38 am action movie
See Lola. See Lola run. Run, Lola, run.
We’ve all had bad days. Even horrible ones.
But the 20-minute period endured by the flame-haired heroine in “Run Lola Run” has to be one of the worst.
When Manni loses 100,000 Deutsche Mark belonging to a powerful gangster on the subway, it’s up to his devoted girlfriend, Lola (future “Bourne Identity” love interest Franka Potente), to recoup the money by any means possible — or watch Manni die.
In three alternative storylines, Lola begs, borrows and steals to get the cash, each time racing against the clock and against fate.
Director Tom Tykwer keeps the tempo tense with clever cuts, freeze frames, interwoven storytelling and even an animated sequence or two. It’s fast-paced fun — definitely one of the more innovative German films of the past decade.
Tykwer went on to direct “The Princess and the Warrior” (also starring Potente), “Heaven” and “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer.”
“Run Lola Run” plays tonight at The Palm Theatre, 817 Palm St. in San Luis Obispo. Showtimes are 7 and 9:15 p.m.
Tickets are $7.50.
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“Run Lola Run” kicks off a whole new Palm Wednesday series at the Palm Theatre. It’s a bit gentler and more girl-friendly than the previous run.
Here’s the rest of the schedule:
July 30: “American Beauty”
Aug. 6: “Moulin Rouge”
Aug. 13: “Garden State”
Aug. 20: “Spirited Away”
Aug. 27: “Donnie Darko”
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Photo courtesy of InfoLab.
Pat :
Date: July 23, 2008 @ 2:41 pm
The movie was good. But it doesn’t compare to “Trilogy of Errors,” the “Simpsons” eposide that spoofs “Lola.” The episode contains one of Cletus’s best lines.