Princess and the Warrior, The ( Krieger und die Kaiserin, Der ) Movie Information

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Overall Rank: 1785

Average Rating: 3/4

# of Ratings: 32

Theatrical Release Date: 06/22/2001

Language: German

Genre: Drama, Romance

MPAA Rating: R

Director: Tom Tykwer

Actors: Franka Potente, Benno Fürmann, Joachim Król, Lars Rudolph, Melchior Beslon, Ludger Pistor

Plot: Sissi is a young woman who devotes her life to working at a nurse at the Birkenhof asylum. Yet everything changes when Bodo enters her life. The accident nearly kills her, but Bodo saves her life. Sissi is convinced Bodo is the man she has been waiting for, but Bodo rejects her caught between a past he cannot forget and a future that portends a life of crime. -- Chris Kavan

Ikkinbot - wrote on 03/15/2009

This is a bizarre romance (it is more a romance then anything else I guess). The characters and situations are all intriguing. It can be difficult to relate to the motivation of many of the characters, however, that doesn't really detract for the entertainment value of the movie. Overall, very good but definitely for those who like strange movies.

kustaa - wrote on 09/10/2007

Fantastic romance (bizarre at momments) film by the director of Lola run. A movie that is probably better than Lola in terms of script, but not that fast, and a bit less original. I still like how this man films. Franka Potente is a great actress.

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Yojimbo - wrote on 02/12/2012

A psychiatric nurse tracks down the mystery man who saved her life after a traffic accident but finds herself on the run when she is caught up in his attempt to rob a bank. The Princess and the Warrior is an offbeat love story that has "European cinema" written all over it. Two damaged individuals find solace in each others arms after various trauma that affect their lives and much forced poignancy and unlikely coincidence indicating "fate" rear their heads in the process. It's basically the kind of film that would never be made in Hollywood and as such does feel quite refreshing but there is an underlying air of pretension that stops it from being a truly great film; the metaphorical ending in particular was rather ham fisted in way that made me feel that the director might as well as …