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Long Hello and Short Goodbye (1999)
Say Hello to a Great German Film
This film is from my country, Germany, and is pure entertainment for people who like film noir mazes, with shifting plots and a grin on its face. My favorite from recent memory, along with Run Lola Run, this one also says something substantial about human values, wrapped up in the smooth film-making of Rainer Kaufman. The game and the style are much fun, but it also has a great love story. The last image of the film of the two [doomed?] lovers is a classic. Watch this film for me!
Lola rennt (1998)
Watch Lola Watch!
This is brilliant film from Germany, my country. Franka Potente plays a low-down girl who needs to get money for her low-down no-good boyfriend. Her racing across town in time to save him plays three times, each with differing events and outcomes, and all of this points to how our own futures are changed, in ways we don't even know, by actions that we don't even know are important. Many films have said this in the past, but Run Lola Run says this with its whole form and structure, illustrating the concept. A brilliant exercise! This is my very favorite German film from the last few years along with Long Hello & Short Goodbye! Watch them both!