{"id":2930,"date":"2011-11-16T14:56:01","date_gmt":"2011-11-16T14:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=2930"},"modified":"2011-11-10T15:57:49","modified_gmt":"2011-11-10T15:57:49","slug":"german-movies-lola-rennt-run-lola-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/german-movies-lola-rennt-run-lola-run\/","title":{"rendered":"German movies: Lola rennt (Run Lola Run)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The movie<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201eJeden Tag, jede Sekunde triffst Du eine Entscheidung, die dein Leben ver\u00e4ndern kann.\u201c<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

(\u201eEvery day, every second you make a decision that could change your life.\u201c<\/em>)<\/p>\n

You can say that this Satz (sentence) is something like the credo of this fast-paced movie made by Tom Tykwer in 1998. The story of the movie is quite simple: Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu) has an urgent need of 100.000 Marks that he ows some gangsters. He calls his girlfriend Lola (Franka Potente) to tell her and she instantly tries to help him. Generally speaking, that\u00b4s all!<\/p>\n

But: How the movie is made is something that makes it really special. The story is told mehrere (several) times, but each time, the action shows leichte (slight) differences that lead to different endings. Each of the three runs is a literal run through Berlin by Lola.<\/p>\n

Due to its treibendem (impulsive) electronic soundtrack (also made by director Tom Tykwer by the way) and its creative cuts, the movie is totally entertaining and keeps your feet moving while watching.<\/p>\n

Watch the trailer:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Mx8XPYbMuXA<\/a><\/p>\n

The language<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lola rennt is in many ways ideal for language learners. Anyone learning German will enjoy the Herausforderung (challenge) of trying to understand the fast and very zeitgen\u00f6ssische (contemporary) German used in the film. With the help of subtitles, the listener will even be able to pick up some slang words like \u201eKippen\u201c for cigarettes (\u201ecigs\u201c), just to metion one example.<\/p>\n

Tykwer’s use of “Groundhog Day” repetitiveness, with its three parallel realities, often gives us a second and sometimes even a third chance to hear certain lines in the movie. But there are also subtile (subtle) variations and surprises that keep any repetition from becoming boring.<\/p>\n

Cast and crew<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile Frank Potente is one of the best known German actresses and also made her way to Hollywood. So she played in the movie \u201eBlow\u201c starring Johnny Depp and \u201eThe Bournde Identity\u201c with Matt Damon.<\/p>\n

Moritz Bleibtreu is as well one of the best known actors in Germany. Beside some international productions, he can be seen in zahllosen (countless) German movies. It is totally clear, that Lola rennt was a steppingstone for both of them. Potente and Bleibtreu.<\/p>\n

Tom Tykwer, the director of the movie made some international furor with the film adaption of Patrick S\u00fcskind`s \u201eThe perfume\u201c starring Dustin Hoffmann.<\/p>\n

So if you see the DVD while shopping, get it and you won\u00b4t regret it!<\/p>\n

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Some vocabulary to this post:<\/p>\n

der Satz \u2013 sentence
\nmehrere \u2013 several
\nleicht \u2013 slight
\ntreibend \u2013 impulsive
\ndie Herausforderung \u2013 challenge
\nzeitgen\u00f6ssisch \u2013 contemporary
\nsubtil \u2013 subtle
\nzahllos \u2013 countless<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The movie \u201eJeden Tag, jede Sekunde triffst Du eine Entscheidung, die dein Leben ver\u00e4ndern kann.\u201c (\u201eEvery day, every second you make a decision that could change your life.\u201c) You can say that this Satz (sentence) is something like the credo of this fast-paced movie made by Tom Tykwer in 1998. The story of the movie…<\/p>\n

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