March 22, 2006
Tom Tykwer's most thoughtful and deep production. Not for the real-reader movie goer.
Agathe Taffertshofer, Floriane Daniel, Heino Ferch
In a small skiing village in the mountains of Germany, winter has descended on its inhabitants. Laura is a nurse and aspiring actress who lives with Rebecca, a translator. Rebecca is currently involve...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 7, 2000
Stats: 66 reviews
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November 23, 2009All the elements that will go on to define Tykwer films are here. The cinematography and use of color is excellent. And, forgive the spoiler, but I just have to say that Memento got a whole lot less creative (wow!).
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September 25, 2008Certainly NOT as good as RUN LOLA RUN, but interesting nonetheless. Maybe if FPotente was a lead, it would have been better. See PRINCESS & THE WARRIOR.
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February 14, 2008I somehow expected more from a Tom Twyker's film. It wasn't another "Run Lola" or "Heaven", but it was OK. I liked the trick of changing the color of the characters during the film, and as long as they were all coherent and believable, I think that's a great job.
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September 16, 2007I'm not sure why this movie gets some pretty mixed reviews. I thought it was a really good movie, especially for Tykwer's debut!
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December 28, 2006The Tykwer touches are there, but he has applied them to a story involving 5 unwatchable characters.
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April 30, 2006My favourite German film ;) Beautifully shot in the alps, and a slow but absorbing storyline.
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