Science On Screen Showing Of 'Run Lola Run' At The Colonial In Phoenixville

PHOENIXVILLE, PA -- An Ursinus physics professor will discuss scientific themes in "Run Lola Run" before a showing of the film at the Colonial Tuesday night.

The event is part of the Colonial Theatre's unique Science on Screen program, which pairs leading figures in the scientific world with a wide range of cinematic works.

The Tuesday night program, launched by the Coolidge Corner Theatre and sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, will feature a talk before the film from Ursinus College's Casey M. Schwarz. Schwarz, a Collegeville native, studies 3D laser writing, optical device design, and optical characterization, according to her biography.

The Colonial quotes this review of "Run Lola Run" from Joshua Klein of The A.V. Club:

"Franka Potente, the titular Lola, gets a phone call from criminal-boss flunky and fatally inept boyfriend Moritz Bleibtreu saying that if he doesn’t get 100,000 Deutschmarks in 20 minutes, he’s all but dead. Slamming down the phone, she sets about frantically searching for some way to get him the money before he foolishly robs a grocery store in broad daylight. It’s a simple premise, and Tykwer can’t resist playing it for all it’s worth. With a techno soundtrack pounding and the film careening from color to black-and-white and briefly—most strikingly—into animation, he portrays the chain of events three times in a row, with a different conclusion each time. All, however, involve the ruby-haired Potente running a great deal, flying down side streets, making life-or-death decisions, and avoiding obstacles like a character from some video game: She’s even armed with a supersonic shriek that can bend wills and shatter glass. Run Lola Run may be all Eurotrash flash, but it’s not often that a film packs this much visceral punch. Potente might be doing all the running, but by the end, it’s the audience that’s winded.”

Schwarz's 20 minute talk, entitled Chaos Theory: Butterflies and Drug Lords, will begin at 7:30 p.m. The film will begin after the talk, and a Q and A session will follow the film.

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