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Olla

2019 · 28 min

An offbeat, quietly uncomfortable character study that drifts between deadpan humour and unease, watching a stranger unsettle a stifling household.

Directed by
Ariane Labed
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Romanna Lobach, Grégoire Tachnakian, Jenny Bellay
Overview
After answering an ad on a dating website for Eastern European women, Olla leaves Ukraine and heads to French suburbia to move in with Pierre, who lives with his elderly mother. However, the suburbia cannot temper her desires, and nothing goes as expected.

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Directed by
Ariane Labed
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Romanna Lobach, Grégoire Tachnakian, Jenny Bellay
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • isolation
    • sexuality
    • class
    • family
    Places
    • suburbs
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour4
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, comedy
    Directed by
    Ariane Labed
    Written by
    Ariane Labed
    Starring
    Romanna Lobach, Grégoire Tachnakian, Jenny Bellay, Gall Gaspard, Ginger Romàn
    Cinematography
    Balthazar Lab
    Runtime
    28 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French, Romanian

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