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Lola

1961 · 89 min

A wistful, graceful swirl of chance encounters and missed connections, gliding through a seaside city with bittersweet charm and quiet longing.

Overview
A bored young man meets with his former girlfriend, now a cabaret dancer and single mother, and soon finds himself falling back in love with her.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
  • parenthood
  • fate
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Jacques Demy
Written by
Jacques Demy
Starring
Anouk Aimée, Marc Michel, Jacques Harden, Alan Scott, Élina Labourdette, Margo Lion, Annie Duperoux, Catherine Lutz
Music
Michel Legrand
Cinematography
Raoul Coutard
Runtime
89 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
French, English

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