French writer, often called the greatest innovator of form of his generation. He was a highly-regarded French Jewish novelist, filmmaker and essayist. He was a member of the Oulipo group. Perec was orphaned at an early age: his father was killed in action in World War II, and his mother died in a

Absurd, Clever, Conceptual, Experimental, Oulipo, Playful, Quirky, Repetition, Whimsical

Twenty minutes to collect 100,000 deutsche marks. Pulsating techno. Whip pans and fast edits. A fiery heroine with dyed-red hair frantically running to save her boyfriend's life. "The initial idea was an image," says 34-year-old director Tom Tykwer. "The image of a woman running." This apparently or

Avant-garde film, Bright, Cartoonish, Chance, Charming, New german cinema, Pop, Repetition, Smart