At first, there was darkness. Then a low thumping bass. The slow ticking of a clock as the pendulum swings menacingly back and forth. The opening credits sweep before us. Then with a loud burst of synthesized techno sound, writer/director Tom Tykwer's energetic and chaotically creative film Run Lola Run started. And, less than a minute into 1999's most frantic, frenetic and uniquely paced trip, there is no turning back. Run Lola Run has gotten her claws into you and isn't going to let go until the very last credit has rolled.
Set in Berlin, Run Lola Run opens with Lola (Franka Potentke) and her boyfriend Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu) in the midst of a heated phone conversation.
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