IFWT #40 - Run Lola Run (1998)

What could you possibly do in 20 minutes? Drive to the next town? Do your weekly shopping? Fuel up your car? Check out a life changing clip from the In Film We Trust Youtube channel? How about scraping together enough money to save the love of your life who’s about to be wiped out by ruthless criminals? That’s the task that the feisty, red-haired protagonist has on her hands in Run Lola Run, a German experimental film from that most experimental of decades, the 1990s, that launched the career of its director and its stars. Brimming with existential themes, creative imagery and innovative storytelling, its time for us to set up the mics, fire up the sound mixer and deep dive this little beauty to see why it’s still lauded over 20 years after its release, and what place it holds in the pantheon of experimental cinema.