Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in collaboration with the Goethe Institute and the Marriot Hotel Islamabad, hosted a special screening of the German film “Lola Rennt” (“Run Lola Run”).
“Run Lola Run” is both a product of experimental cinema and a testimony to what life felt like in the Berlin of the late 1990s.
The 1998 film’s powerful performances, coupled with its breathtaking cinematography, made for an unforgettable experience.
The screening was attended by a diverse audience, including representatives of the cultural world and civil society, businessmen, journalists and members of the Diplomatic Corps, but first and foremost a curious general public.
Chargé d’affaires of the German Embassy, Mr Arno Kirchhof welcomed the guests and gave them some context about this landmark film of German cinema.
He praised Head of the Cultural & Press Section Mr Jan Gerald Krausser and his team for organizing the film-screening and providing the Pakistani audience an opportunity to have a glimpse of the German art, culture and particularly the genre of film-making.
The movie will serve the purpose to promote understanding between the two cultures and further enhance people-to-people ties, he said. The 1h-21m movie with its high adrenaline tempo and unique story kept the viewers on the edge of their seats and they burst into loud applause as the movie ended. The experimental thriller film written and directed by Tom Tykwer, shows a woman named Lola (played by Franka Potente) who needs to obtain 100,000 Deutsche Mark in just 20 minutes to save the life of her boyfriend Manni (played by Moritz Bleibtreu).
Director Tom Tykwer tells this love story in three different variations. The three alternative versions of the love story, Tykwer explores the role of chance in destiny as fleeting interactions have profound impact. The film begins with a series of questions that set the stage for the audience to view the movie keeping in mind the philosophical debate between free will and determinism. What follows is an hour and 15 minutes of small, apparently inconsequential events, producing consequential outcomes, as brief interactions in each alternate reality significantly alter the results.
