RUN NR. 1
Begin Chapter 10--
First ambulance driver, distracted, almost hits plate glass window. Lola runs past.
Lola Running
Manni at window
Split Screen (first time we see this technique)
Manni POV with Lola in distance / Lola POV with Manni in distance
All in the same shot!!!!
Skim when he is starting robbery
Then magical scene at the window, because he could not hear her voice in reality—but her voice gets through. They have a conversation.
Will you help me?
Can’t we just get out of here?
You see the shit I’m in.
Why didn’t you wait for me?
I did. You got here too late.
Then torch song by Dinah Washington as they escape the bank. No other sound!
Circling camera, like a roulette wheel, as they are trapped.
Why does Manni choose to throw the bag high into the air—and have such a mean expression on his face? His CHOICE leads to cop firing gun accidentally because cop is distracted.
ENDS BADLY—SHE GETS SHOT—SO THE FIRST RUN ENDS WORST WAY-WITH LOLA’S DEATH
RED SCENE 1
Spirals on the pillow
Lola’s head rests of Mani’s arm—he is supporting her
He asks same question of Manni that girlfriend asked of the Dad—“Do you love me?”
She says if you never met me, you’d be saying same thing to someone else
She doesn’t want to hear what he thinks—she wants to know what he feels
His response: “You want to leave me?” Shows how little faith he has in love!!!!!
Her response: “I think I have to make a decision.”
YET SHE IS WEAK HERE—DEATH OF HER SPIRIT, UNCERTAINTY DOMINATES
SECOND RUN
STARTS BADLY--Boy on stairs is mean to her, trips her—first two times he had the upper hand
SO: SHE HITS BOTTOM—PICKS HERSELF UP AND PLAYS THE GAME
Note that the BLIND WOMAN is in the nun’s group this time—GOOD NEWS?
SKIM TO 42.40 Interaction with Schuster—his harassment— She walks out—and Schuster opens his big mouth: “It just isn’t your day. You can’t have everything.” TRANSLATED—means expect the worst, life is cruel, you’ll never find happiness in this life. sets up her DECISION
Note that interaction with Mrs. Jager, her second AND THEN—related to the woman’s unconscious need to dominate someone—the bank teller she meets—stimulated by her terror at having a gun waved in her face????
SKIM TO 46.24 the quiet moment between Dad and Lola—no music, no conversation
GO TO CHAPTER 18
Second ambulance scene—sets the ambulance back a few minutes because they crash through the glass. Based on Lola’s DECISION to ask them for a ride—and their being distracted.
Manni at the window. This time she reaches him in time—an IMPROVEMENT over the previous run. Also, this time she has the money—which she didn’t have the first time. So she is making progress!!!!
SECOND split screen
SECOND TIME SHE MAKES IT
Manni reacts to her on left/ Lola calls out to him on the right.
Then end of split screen as we focus on him walking toward her
And her reaction shots
And his being distracted by sighting of Lola, and thus the accident with ambulance
Editing of the scene where Manni is struck by the ambulance:
He reacts
From side—Manni is struck
From front—Mannie goes down as truck looms over him
Lola reacts from the side—as truck moves past her from right to left—and we see her standing there with her hand at her mouth
Bird’s eye POV of ambulance racing over the prone body of Manni
Rear of ambulance as it moves away from camera and screeches to a halt
Driver, from the side, reacts to what he just did
Closer shot of the driver
Lola reacts
Reverse angle, she is standing in foreground and drops bag of money and we see his body in background
High angle of the bag dropping
She reacts
Bird’s eye POV of Lola approaching him
Closer bird’s eye POV, focus on Manni’s face
Her reaction shot
Closer shot of him again
CUTS TO RED LIT SCENE
This time she is strong—sure of herself—(compared to first red-lit scene)
Manni’s head rests on her arm. She is supporting him.
Since he died he asks the questions.
What if I died?
She has an answer for everything
He asks the big question
AND THEN?
His doubts dominate just as her doubts dominated the first time around
She will forget him etc.
THIRD RUN
EMPOWERMENT—she scares the dog this time
This time she DOES NOT bump into the woman with the baby in stroller—and this time the woman does not yell “bitch” after her—and gets what she NEEDS
This time she runs around the nuns—rather than through them Why?
This time she almost collides with biker—and this time he gets what he NEEDS (selling stolen bike) rather than an AND THEN?
NOTE: “You need a bike?” the kid asks—so the bum gets mobility, what he NEEDS
This time there is no split-screen with Manni—instead, it is with her father—and she DOES NOT SUCCEED in REACHING HIM Why? If she saw him, there would only be negative energy? She does not NEED to see him.
SKIM to 1:01:22 when she just missed Dad—Schuster comes out
Play this segment
At end, can you hear the irregular heartbeat?
Then to Manni and the blind woman—who INTERVENES a THIRD TIME—and helps him spot the bum
Why the car accident with the father/Meyer, etc? Why is that a fitting ending?
SKIM to Lola running and praying to God? JUST LETTING GO? IS THAT WHY THIS ALL WORKS HERE?
Playing the game is playing the game
SKIM TO 1:05:15 as she enters the casino
Do you hear church music?
SKIM TO 7:00 minutes
The second spin
“Just one more game”
The ball is round!!!
We see the ball’s POV
SHE IS THE BALL and the BALL IS HER
Best shot is that of the table spinning while the roulette wheel is stable—IMPOSSIBLE
SKIM to Norbert and Manni at 10 minutes
Why does Manni give him the gun? TRUST—LET GO—JUST LIKE THE BLIND WOMAN EARLIER
SKIP TO CHAPTER 27
Third ambulance ride
THIS TIME SHE GETS ON—THE GAME IS OVER—SHE HAS THE MONEY, MANNI HAS THE MONEY—VIEW SCENE CAREFULLY
12:00 exactly when ambulance drops her off
Lola at intersection—checks the four corners—like another roulette wheel—which of the four corners will he show up? THERE HE IS
Play the last few seconds—CAN THEY HEAR THE SHUTTER FIRE FOR THE AND THEN?