The Princess and the Warrior

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The Princess and the Warrior

R,

2001,

2h 15m,

Drama/

Romance

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63%

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88%

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88%

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They meet for the first time, after a horrible accident, underneath a truck. Bodo saves Sissi's life, which is literally hanging by a thread, then disappears without trace. Obsessed by the incident, Sissi sets out on a mission to find the mysterious stranger, and to discover whether their paths crossed through simple blind chance or the intricate mechanisms of destiny itself.

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Critics Consensus

More slow-moving than Run Lola Run, this film nonetheless offers an intriguing storyline about love and fate.

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Susan Stark

Detroit News

Aug 24, 2001

Often fascinating but bizarre and, ultimately, unsatisfying.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Jul 23, 2001

2.5/5

It's just over two hours long but feels like much more.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Jul 16, 2001

B

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

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Dan DiNicola

The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY)

Apr 30, 2024

B+

Texture and atmosphere outdo the actual story, but there's not discounting the engaging presence of Potente. This film may not reach the high-water mark of [Run Lola Run], but it moves with the same, alluring flow.

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Stacie Hougland

Hollywood.com

Nov 20, 2008

3/5

Jason Gorber

Film Scouts

Jun 21, 2007

B+

How do you follow up with one of the most kinetic films ever made? The obvious answer would be to slow things down, take a more introspective and less visceral approach. In short, do something different.

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Albus L

Jul 9, 2018

When you do the same thing over and over again you'll probably end up making a boring movie. And here is Tom Tykwers "The Princess and the Warrior" with Franka Potente and Benno Fürmann. It wouldn't be as bad without all the stereotypical styles of Tykwer. It's as if he works in a stasis without any new ideas. He doesn't deliver anything - ANYTHING - new here. There are the connections between strangers that tell us that everything is connected somehow (think "Cloud Atlas" and you see that Tykwer never has something new to tell), the moral dilemmas and all the personal challenges that are about nothing really. But if it's the first Tykwer film you watch, then you get a tense story about people who wanna break out of their normal life patterns told with slow dialogues and some very fine music. But for this you can basically watch every Tywker movie.

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George R

May 14, 2009

With a title that would seem fitting for a fantasy film, The Princess and the Warrior is anything but. Its a drama film about complex broken characters, interwoven with themes of fate and destiny, and some interesting twists. Its definitely an art house film, but powerful and symbolic in all the right ways.

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Tom Tykwer

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Sissi

Benno Fürmann

Bodo Riemer

Joachim Król

Walter Riemer

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Synopsis

They meet for the first time, after a horrible accident, underneath a truck. Bodo saves Sissi's life, which is literally hanging by a thread, then disappears without trace. Obsessed by the incident, Sissi sets out on a mission to find the mysterious stranger, and to discover whether their paths crossed through simple blind chance or the intricate mechanisms of destiny itself.

Director: Tom Tykwer
Producer: Stefan Arndt, Maria Köpf
Screenwriter: Tom Tykwer
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: X-Filme Creative Pool
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Language|Disturbing Images)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 22, 2001, Wide
Release Date (DVD): Jan 29, 2002
Box Office (Gross USA): $871.1K
Runtime: 2h 15m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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