Lola
1961 · Movie · PG-13 · 89 min · ★ 7.1 · 84% critics
In a coastal French city, a restless young man runs into a former girlfriend who now performs in a cabaret while raising a child. As old feelings resurface, their reunion draws him into a web of chance encounters and intertwined lives, where longing, friendship, and hard choices collide.
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Details
- Years
- 1961
- Release date
- 1961-03-03
- Language
- French
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (296 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like wistful, character-driven romance with intersecting storylines and a dreamy French atmosphere, especially if you’ve seen The Umbrellas of Cherbourg; Not for you if you want fast pacing or clear-cut answers.
Pros: tender romantic mood; interwoven character stories; memorable lead presence | Cons: slow pacing at times; can feel hard to follow; low on laughs
Themes
- cabaret
- black and white
- single mother
- seaside town
- nantes
Cast & crew
Anouk Aimée
as Lola (Cécile)
Marc Michel
as Roland Cassard
Jacques Harden
as Michel
Alan Scott
as Frankie
Élina Labourdette
as Madame Desnoyers
Margo Lion
as Jeanne, la mère de Michel
Annie Duperoux
as Cécile Desnoyers
- CL
Catherine Lutz
as Claire, the bar owner
Corinne Marchand
as Daisy
- YA
Yvette Anziani
as Madame Frédérique
Directed by Jacques Demy