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Run Lola Run - 1998. Plot[edit] The house in Albrechtstraße (Berlin-Mitte) where the three episodes begin Intro[edit] The film begins with Lola (Franka Potente) receiving a phone call from her distraught boyfriend, Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu).

Run Lola Run - 1998

Manni is a small-time criminal and, during an important job collecting 100,000 marks, he relied on Lola to take him and the money to his boss, Ronnie; since Lola's moped was stolen on her journey, Manni was forced to travel by train, only to accidentally leave the money on the train. Spotting a homeless man examining the money bag as the train departed, Manni pursued the train, only to find the man and the money gone. Calling from a phone booth, Manni explains he has 20 minutes to gather 100,000 marks before Ronnie arrives and kills him. The main part of the film is divided in three "runs". First run[edit] Hanging up the phone, Lola starts running and passes a man with a dog; the dog growls at her, causing her to sprint faster. Second run[edit] Third run[edit] Cast[edit] Kuhle Wampe - 1932. Kuhle Wampe (full title: Kuhle Wampe, oder: Wem gehört die Welt?

Kuhle Wampe - 1932

, released in English as Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?) Is a 1932 German feature film about unemployment and left wing politics in the Weimar Republic. The script was conceived and written by Bertolt Brecht. He also directed the concluding scene: a political debate between strangers on a train about the world coffee market. The rest of the film was directed by Slatan Dudow. Kuhle Wampe itself was a tent camp on the Müggelsee in Berlin. Metropolis - 1927. Metropolis is a 1927 German expressionist epic science fiction drama film directed by Fritz Lang.

Metropolis - 1927

The film was written by Lang and his wife Thea von Harbou, and starred Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich, Alfred Abel and Rudolf Klein-Rogge. A silent film, it was produced by Erich Pommer in the Babelsberg Studios by Universum Film A.G.. It is regarded as a pioneering work of science fiction genre in movies, being among the first feature length movies of the genre. Made in Germany during the Weimar Period, Metropolis is set in a futuristic urban dystopia, and follows the attempts of Freder, the wealthy son of the city's ruler, and Maria, a poor worker, to overcome the vast gulf separating the classes of their city. Metropolis was filmed in 1925, at a cost of approximately five million Reichsmarks, making it the most expensive film ever released up to that point. Numerous attempts have been made to restore the film since the 1970s-80s.

Der letzte Mann - 1924.