Lola or What I Know About Lola (Spanish: Lo que sé de Lola; French: Ce que je sais de Lola) is a 2006 Spanish-French film directed by Javier Rebollo which stars Michaël Abiteboul and Lola Dueñas as Léon and Lola alongside Carmen Machi and Lucienne Deschamps .
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| Spanish | Lo que sé de Lola |
| French | Ce que je sais de Lola |
| Directed by | Javier Rebollo |
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| Cinematography | Santiago Racaj |
| Edited by | Ángel Hernández Zoido |
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Plot edit
Set in Paris, the plot concerns Léon, an asocial man living with his mother who starts observing newcomer Lola, a vivacious Spaniard.
Cast edit
- Michaël Abiteboul as Léon[1]
- Lola Dueñas as Lola[1]
- Carmen Machi as Carmen[1]
- Lucienne Deschamps as Madre de Léon[1]
Production edit
The screenplay was penned by Javier Rebollo and Lola Mayo.[2] A Spanish-French co-production, the film was produced by a Lazennec & Associes, Lolita Films and Malvarrosa Media with the participation of TVE and RTVV.[3]
Release edit
The film premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2006.[4][5] It also screened at the 50th London Film Festival in 2006,[6] and at the 8th Seoul International Film Festival in 2007.[5] It opened in Spanish theatres on 29 September 2006,[1] and it did so in French theatres on 1 August 2007.[7] Santiago Racaj was responsible for cinematography whereas Ángel Hernández Zoido took over film editing.[3]
Reception edit
Javier Ocaña of El País pointed out that "by means of fixed shots, ultra-orthodox framing and a scrupulous control of the point of view", Rebollo tells us, as if the film were a documentary about animals, about "human fauna".[4]
Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, praising the "coherence with which it presents a story of voyeurism without moral alibis", while citing the "(necessary) weariness that runs through some moments of the plot" as the worst thing about it.[8]
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "a meticulously constructed and ambitious if somewhat ponderous take on loneliness", "making for an interesting but ultimately uninvolving experience", in which Lola Dueñas is "easily the best thing" about it.[3]
Accolades edit
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2006 | 50th London Film Festival | FIPRESCI Jury Award | Won | [6] | |
| 2007 | 21st Goya Awards | Best New Director | Javier Rebollo | Nominated | [9] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Lo que sé de Lola". El Mundo. January 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ Monteagudo, Lucian (2 October 2008). "La soledad se lleva mejor de a dos". Página|12.
- ^ a b c Holland, Jonathan (4 October 2006). "What I Know About Lola". Variety.
- ^ a b Ocaña, Javier (29 September 2006). "La fauna humana". El País.
- ^ a b "'Lo que sé de Lola', gran triunfadora en Seúl". El Mundo. 16 September 2007.
- ^ a b Bono, Ferran (3 November 2006). "'Lo que sé de Lola' obtiene el premio de la crítica del festival de Londres". El País.
- ^ "Lo que sé de Lola". Cineuropa. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "Lo que sé de Lola". Fotogramas.
- ^ "Lo que sé de Lola". premiosgoya.com.