Leon & Lara

Name: Leon & Lara
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006-10-31
Duration: 45 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: David Baalcke, Florian David Fitz, Maggie Peren

TV Movie
2006
45m

IMDb RATING

7.8/10

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Drama

Leon and Lara have been a couple at school, but they have long since lost contact. On their 10th school anniversary celebration, Lara hopes to finally meet Leon again. But Leon is not there.... Read allLeon and Lara have been a couple at school, but they have long since lost contact. On their 10th school anniversary celebration, Lara hopes to finally meet Leon again. But Leon is not there. She then decides to leave and calls Jan, her boyfriend, to pick her up. As she hangs up a... Read allLeon and Lara have been a couple at school, but they have long since lost contact. On their 10th school anniversary celebration, Lara hopes to finally meet Leon again. But Leon is not there. She then decides to leave and calls Jan, her boyfriend, to pick her up. As she hangs up and turns around, there is Leon - her first love. They have but one hour...

Director
- Britta Sauer
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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

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- Britta Sauer
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Featured review

10/10

Less than an hour of life, honestly.

I saw this short some time ago on TV, and it really touched me. Being a story of a school-couple (German Gymnasium ends at about 19 y/o average) that meets again after ten years, having but one hour to regain the time lost, it does the trick to stay unpredictable and well-paced throughout. In its 45 Minutes we share every second these two have together, and we really feel the connection they once had and how close they once were to one another.

The script by Maggie Peren (who also plays Lara) - the dialogue, the moments in between, these characters - are simply said: lifelike. And director Britta Sauer really has a feel for the pacing and the emotional curve Leon & Lara are going through (and we with them).

The talented main actors - the aforementioned Maggie Peren as Lara, and Florian David Fitz as Leon, deliver the honesty of the dialogue without at all making it trivial at any time, and are very likable and believable - I'll say it again: simply lifelike.

If you understand German and ever get the chance to watch this, you won't regret it. Watch it alone, with a friend or your loved one. Leon & Lara will touch your heart and mind. They sure touched me deeply.

This is one of my favorite pieces: 10/10