Lulu und Jimi

2009
1h 34m

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A drama about the relationship between a young black man and a rich German girl.A drama about the relationship between a young black man and a rich German girl.A drama about the relationship between a young black man and a rich German girl.

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5.2/10

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Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Goofs
The movie is set in 1959. Jimi sings "Stand by me", which was first released by Ben E. King in 1961.

Crazy credits
The opening credits are shown without any music.

Connections
References Wild at Heart (1990)

Soundtracks
Stand by Me
Written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Performed by Ray Fearon

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6/10

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There were several things that were anachronisms, most notably the movie took place (supposedly) in 1959 and yet the girl was driving a Mercedes 230SL which wasn't manufactured until 1963. He sang the Temptations song "My Girl" which wasn't written and performed until 1965. The subtitled version I saw had the translation close to what was said in German. I don't know if the Sundance version the other reviewer saw had the same subtitling or not. On the whole I felt the film had a director, but no direction. If it was trying to make a point it was lost on me. It also seemed that the writer wanted to embrace too many genres: Romance, comedy, fantasy, mystery, social consciousness, and a smattering of crime drama and adventure. At best it held my attention by always posing the question "what next?" I'll be kind and say it was interesting - and not bad.