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Lola (1961)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:19
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.1/10
Theatrical Release:Nov 16, 2001 Limited
Synopsis: A complex choreography of chance encounters, resurrected loves, and youthful yearnings lies at the heart of Jacques Demy's first film, LOLA. Filmed in soft and evocative black and white, this... A complex choreography of chance encounters, resurrected loves, and youthful yearnings lies at the heart of Jacques Demy's first film, LOLA. Filmed in soft and evocative black and white, this romantic take on French New Wave malaise follows Roland as he drifts in and out of daydreams, losing his job after only three days. When the ladies at his local café muse on life and love, Roland can only scoff. On the other side of town, electrically beautiful Anouk Aimee is a cabaret dancer, rushing to and fro, attending to her young son and her American sailor admirer. Destiny pushes Roland and Lola toward each other, and both of their stories are replayed through various characters. Roland meets young Cecile, who reminds him of his first love, whose name was also Cecile and who is in fact Lola. Cecile's encounters in turn directly mirror Lola's life story as she faces her oncoming maturity and imagines future love. When Roland and Lola reunite, Roland's love for her is ignited, as is his flagging sense of life. Characters seem to be yearning to break into song at every turn as Lola and Roland's complicated past and future merge for a brief instant. [More]
Starring: Anouk Aimée, Marc Michel, Jacques Harden, Elina Labourdette
Starring: Anouk Aimée, Marc Michel, Jacques Harden, Elina Labourdette, Margo Lion
Director: Jacques Demy
Director: Jacques Demy
Screenwriter: Jacques Demy
Composer: Michel Legrand
Studio: Winstar
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Reviews for Lola
It is offbeat, with shafts of tender feeling and truth. But trying to touch on too many subjects makes the film uneven.
Very beautifully shot, in widescreen and luminous black-and-white, it is also formally astonishing, with all the minor characters serving as variations on the central couple.
If Lola is not a masterwork, its general polish and intent augur a bright future for the 31-year-old Mr. Demy.
Before he gained renown with The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Demy made his feature debut with a prequel of sorts, which was his elegant homage to the films of Max Ophuls.
Jacques Demy’s 1961 classic Lola is a breathtaking reminder of what magic in the movies used to mean. It's pure enchantment.
Unfashionable today but clever and captivating in its startling monochrome imagery.
An early Demy prize, lighting the way to his masterpiece The Young Girls of Rochefort.
An ode to yearning and enchantment -- a valentine to France, to beautiful women, to the foolish but delicious notions of romance that we receive from Hollywood.
It is an undeniably thin story altogether, but Lola skates by on endless amounts of charm.
The film represents an idealized view of reality that will strike some viewers (including this one) as overly sentimental.
A delightfully melancholy romance of coincidence, starring European film's epitome of sophisticated sexuality.
There is something gentle and elusive going on here, and you should catch the movie at long last even if you've seen it before.
Demy is best known stateside for his wondrous musical The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, but some consider this, his debut feature, to be his best work.
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