1986 Spanish film
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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 |
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.
Plot
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.
Cast
- Ángela Molina as Lola
- Patrick Bauchau as Robert
- Féodor Atkine as Mario
- Assumpta Serna as Silvia
- Carme Sansa [es] as Jeanine
- Pepa López [es] as Isabel
- Constantino Romero as Alberto
- Ángela Gutiérrez as Ana
- Ariadna Gil as Ana adolescente
Production
The film is a Figaró Films production.
Release
The film was released theatrically in Barcelona on 17 January 1986 and in Madrid on 17 February 1986.
Reception
Octavi Martí of El País assessed that Bigas Lunas tries to mask various script flaws "by skilfully taking great care with the packaging".
See also
References
- "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.
- ^ 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.