Der Krieger und die Kaiserin (The Princess and the Warrior)

Der Krieger und die Kaiserin (The Princess and the Warrior) (2000)

  • 61% of critics liked it
    (82 reviews)

  • 86% of users liked it
    (10,444 ratings)

Director Tom Tykwer followed up his international hit Lola Rennt (Run Lola Run) with this drama, which also examines young people living on the edges of the law. Sisi (Franka Potente) is an attractive but withdrawn woman who works in a psychiatric clinic, while Bodo (Benno Fürmann) is looking to… More

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R, 2 hr. 15 min.
Directed By
Tom Tykwer
Written By
Tom Tykwer
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Art House & International
In Theaters
Jun 22, 2000 Wide
On DVD
Jan 29, 2002
Sony Pictures Classics

Critic Reviews

  • Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

    This is bravura filmmaking and a movie not to be missed.

  • Susan Stark, Detroit News

    Often fascinating but bizarre and, ultimately, unsatisfying.

  • Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee

    Its two characters remain figures, merely symbols.

  • Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

    Every person's behavior, Tykwer demonstrates with a flourish, is ultimately a matter of chance.

  • Rita Kempley, Washington Post

    Mesmerizing fable of frozen grief and stubborn love.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Cynthia S


    Pretty to look at, but unnecessarily slow...as if the goal were to make a heist movie without the vulgar ingredient of excitement. Very odd movie. I kept asking myself "is there a point to all this"? Very long, too. Just not my cup of tea, apparently.

  • Stella D


    a fairy tale, as the title suggests, in the sense that fairy tales are myths of psychic healing. it's one of the oldest functions of storytelling and the characters here are archetypal. love franka and that hypnotic piano theme during the heist. an ambitious film on many… More

  • xGary X


    A psychiatric nurse tracks down the mystery man who saved her life after a traffic accident but finds herself on the run when she is caught up in his attempt to rob a bank. The Princess and the Warrior is an offbeat love story that has "European cinema" written all over it.… More

  • Leigh R


    Beautiful, love it. Would watch one hundred times in a row and not get bored.

  • Gordon A


    Enjoyable but less engaging than 'Run Lola Run'.

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