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Actors: Anouk Aimée, Marc Michel, Alan Scott
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Lola (1961) |
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LOLA is a movie written and directed by Jacques Demy in 1961.
Lola lives with her 8 year old child in Nantes, France. Michel, her first love, left her when he learned she was pregnant in order to seek his fortune abroad. Lola has never forgotten him and is still waiting for his return. She's a dancer in a local cabaret and doesn't mind going out once in a while with american sailors.
Roland has just been fired after only three days of work. It's not the first time for this young man who doesn't know exactly what he wants from life. He likes to say that he's born to travel but he never goes out of town.
Lola and Roland knew each other well when teenagers so when they accidentally meet in town, they rekindle their old friendship. While Lola will always consider Roland only as a dear friend, Roland is suffering from the love at first sight syndrome. He even gives up dreaming about leaving France.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Lola (1961) |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- Unprepared for birthing/child rearing
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Lover is...
- totally uninterested
Coping with loss of loved one?
Yes
Coping with loss of
- Husband/boyfriend/squeeze
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- dancer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Check here if B&W
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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