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Lola

Lola

1961, Movie, 1h 29min

Jacques Demy’s crystalline debut gave birth to the fictional universe in which so many of his characters would live, play, and love. It’s among his most profoundly felt films, a tale of crisscrossing lives in Nantes (Demy’s hometown) that floats on waves of longing and desire. Heading the film’s ensemble is the enchanting Anouk Aimée as the title character, a cabaret chanteuse who’s awaiting the return of a long-lost lover and unwilling to entertain the adoration of another love-struck soul, the wanderer Roland (Marc Michel). Humane, wistful, and witty, LOLA is a testament to the resilience of the heartbroken.

Country: France,Italy

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Jacques Lebreton,

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Demy's first feature is a haunting, bitter-sweet love story set in the coastal town of Nantes.

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You can stream Lola on: The Criterion Channel

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Lola include La Notte, Contempt, Green Mansions, Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress, The Best of Everything, War and Peace, Part II: Natasha Rostova.

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Lola was released in theaters on October 14, 1962.