Why Is 'Run Lola Run!' A Formalist Film?

In class today we watched 'Run Lola Run!', which is a German film made in 1998 and directed by Tom Tykwer. We immediately decided that it was a formalist, because of the cartoon titles and the odd lighting. After it had finished we were asked to create a blog determining all the other features in the film that make it formalist.

THE LIGHTING AND COLOURS:

The lighting was very 'loud'. There were no soft tones and it was very stark and contrasting. Also with the colours, which clashed continuously. Another interesting feature was an repitition (or obsession) with the colour red, which was continued throughout the film (E.g Lolas hair, various passer by's clothes, the telephone, large amounts of posters on the walls etc...)

SOUND
There were a lot of cartoon-ish sound effects and the dynamics varied depending on the tension and atmosphere of the scene/situation.

EDITING
The editing was possibly the most formalist aspect of the film. The film consisted of one event, played back three times and changed y fate or someones different decision each time. We watched (basically) the same thing three times and there didnt seem to be any clear direction. I was confused about which was real and which weren't. Also the random cartoon sequences.

CAMERAWORK
The camerawork was formalist because of the odd angles it shot from, and the style in which it filmed. For example, in dramatic moments the camera would appear to be staggering towards the events, like it was hand-held to create illusions and confuse the audience.

MISE-EN-SCENE
the main formailst aspect in the mise-en-scene, was (as i said earlier) the repetition of the colour red.