Der Krieger und die Kaiserin
Germany
Synopsis
Somewhere out there you can find love.
Under a truck: what an ironic place for two people to meet! This is where melancholic Bodo, always on the run from everything, especially from himself, and the aloof Sissi, nurse in a psychiatric hospital. become acquainted, when Bodo saves Sissi's life, which literalty depends on a straw, and disappears without trace. Sissi searches for the mysterious stranger in order to find out whether her extraordinary encounter was only chance or whether was fate,
THE PRINCESS AND THE WARRIOR tells the story of two people who first have to save each other's lives before they can share each other's love.
Under a truck: what an ironic place for two people to meet! This is where melancholic Bodo, always on the run from everything, especially from himself, and the aloof Sissi, nurse in a psychiatric hospital. become acquainted, when Bodo saves Sissi's life, which literalty depends on a straw, and disappears without trace. Sissi searches for the mysterious stranger in order to find out whether her extraordinary encounter was only chance or whether was fate,
THE PRINCESS AND THE WARRIOR tells the story of two people who first have to save each other's lives before they can share each other's love.
Cast & Crew
Directed by: Tom Tykwer
Written by: Tom Tykwer
Produced by: Maria Köpf, Stefan Arndt
Cinematography: Frank Griebe
Editing: Mathilde Bonnefoy
Production Design: Uli Hanisch
Costume Design: Monika Jacobs
Make-Up & Hair: Margit Neufink, Waldemar Pokromski
Original Score: Arno Wilms, Elmar Wilms
Cast: Benno Fürmann (Bodo), Franka Potente (Sissi), Joachim Król (Walter), Lars Rudolph (Steini)
Nominations and Awards
- People's Choice Award 2001
- European Cinematographer – Prix Carlo Di Palma 2001
- Feature Film Selection 2001