Sissi works in a psychiatric hospital but her safe predictable life almost ends when she is hit dead-on by a truck. From out of the blue a man miraculously saves her life. He them disappears into thin air and sissi sets out to find him. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 06/24/2008 Starring: Franka Potente Benno Furmann Run time: 134 minutes Rating: R Director: Tom Tykwer
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Fantastisch...:
This one gets better even after several viewings...subtle, enchanting, redemptive, dream-like...the elements all fit together to render a beautiful and touching tale. The other reviewers have covered much of the story already. Great film!
Unraveling the Hidden Connections Between the Princess and the Warrior.:
The Princess and the Warrior (Der Krieger und die Kaiserin) (2000) reunites German director Tom Tykwer with actress Franka Potente from the 1988 film Run Lola Run ((Lola rennt), a film that established Tykwer as a true artist and Potente as a leading actress. Like Run Lola Run, The Princess and the Warrior is a rare artistic experience in film, and much like the films of acclaimed Polish director Krzysztof Kieaelowski (The Decalogue; The Double Life of Veronique), the film explores the premise that there... more info
Watch this.:
This movie was recomended to me by a very close friend. This DVD is a great way to watch it. I'd always wondered if there wasn't something new in the world like Run Lola Run, yet to be discovered. It's a very powerful love story about two broken people, and how they put it all together. It's quite powerful, heavy with the ripe of fruit of metaphor.
Sedate, dark romance:
I was not expecting RLR, but the pace needed to increase by about 50% - it was unnecessarily slow. I enjoy these darker films and the story was enjoyable, but the core plot was unoriginal with a few fun twists. The Princess and the Warrior was like the polar opposite of current overhappy, overacting cheesy Hollywood films. It was so much so that often times it felt they story was trying to delve too far into depressing characterizations that I found it having the same effect on me as disposable Hollywood... more info
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