Lola is a 1986 Spanish drama film directed by Bigas Luna which stars Ángela Molina as the title character. Patrick Bauchau, Féodor Atkine, and Assumpta Serna co-star.
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| Directed by | Bigas Luna |
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| Cinematography | José María Civit |
| Edited by | Ernest Blasi |
| Music by | José Manuel Pagán |
Production company | Figaró Films |
| Distributed by | Ópalo Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot edit
Shoemaking worker Lola lefts husband Mario and then begins a relationship with French car manufacturing manager Robert, but the former re-appears and upends Lola's life.[1][2][3][4]
Cast edit
- Ángela Molina as Lola[5]
- Patrick Bauchau as Robert[6]
- Féodor Atkine as Mario[6]
- Assumpta Serna as Silvia[6]
- Carme Sansa as Jeanine[6]
- Pepa López as Isabel[6]
- Constantino Romero as Alberto[6]
- Ángela Gutiérrez as Ana[6]
- Ariadna Gil as Ana adolescente[6]
Production edit
The film is a Figaró Films production.[7]
Release edit
The film was released theatrically in Barcelona on 17 January 1986 and in Madrid on 17 February 1986.[8]
Reception edit
Octavi Martí of El País assessed that Bigas Lunas tries to mask various script flaws "by skilfully taking great care with the packaging".[9]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "El cine de Bigas Luna". Libertad Digital. 6 April 2013.
- ^ "Lola". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
- ^ Sanabria, Carolina (2008a). "Modelos de la femme fatale en el cine de Bigas Luna: Lola y Lulú" (PDF). Revista Espiga (1617). San Pedro de Montes de Oca: Universidad Estatal a Distancia. ISSN 1409-4002.
- ^ Schwartz, Ronald (2008). Great Spanish Films Since 1950. Lanham: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-8108-5405-5.
- ^ Berthier, Nancy (2001). Le cinéma de Bigas Luna. Presses Universitaires du Mirail. p. 103. ISBN 9782858165377.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Berthier 2001, p. 103.
- ^ Sanabria 2008b, p. 45.
- ^ Sanabria, Carolina (2008b). "De María a Lola y Lulú: descenso del cielo a los infiernos en la obra de transición de Bigas Luna". Káñina. 32 (2). Universidad de Costa Rica: 45. ISSN 0378-0473.
- ^ Martí, Octavi (11 February 1986). "La importancia del envoltorio". El País.