Lola (1986 film)

Lola
Lola
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bigas Luna
Screenplay by	Luis Herce; Bigas Luna; Enrique Viciano;
Starring	Ángela Molina; Patrick Bauchau; Féodor Atkine; Assumpta Serna; Carme Sansa; Pepa López; Constantino Romero; Ángela Gutiérrez;
Cinematography	José María Civit
Edited by	Ernest Blasi
Music by	José Manuel Pagán
Production; company	Figaró Films
Distributed by	Ópalo Films
Release date	17 January 1986;
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.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Cast

Ángela Molina as Lola^[5]
Patrick Bauchau as Robert^[6]
Féodor Atkine as Mario^[6]
Assumpta Serna as Silvia^[6]
Carme Sansa [es] as Jeanine^[6]
Pepa López [es] as Isabel^[6]
Constantino Romero as Alberto^[6]
Ángela Gutiérrez as Ana^[6]
Ariadna Gil as Ana adolescente^[6]

Production

The film is a Figaró Films production.^[7]

Release

The film was released theatrically in Barcelona on 17 January 1986 and in Madrid on 17 February 1986.^[8]

Reception

Octavi Martí of El País assessed that Bigas Lunas tries to mask various script flaws "by skilfully taking great care with the packaging".^[9]

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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h 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.

[1] "El cine de Bigas Luna". Libertad Digital. 6 April 2013.

[2] "Lola". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.

[3] 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.

[4] Schwartz, Ronald (2008). Great Spanish Films Since 1950. Lanham: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-8108-5405-5.

[5] Berthier, Nancy (2001). Le cinéma de Bigas Luna. Presses Universitaires du Mirail. p. 103. ISBN 9782858165377.

[FOOTNOTEBerthier2001103-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Berthier 2001, p. 103.

[FOOTNOTESanabria2008b45-7] Sanabria 2008b, p. 45.

[8] 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.

[9] Martí, Octavi (11 February 1986). "La importancia del envoltorio". El País.

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