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Felix and Lola

2001 · 89 min

A quiet, unsettling plunge into obsession and moral compromise, carried by a hypnotic, melancholy mood.

Directed by
Patrice Leconte
Genres
Drama
Starring
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Philippe Torreton, Alain Bashung
Overview
Félix, operator of dodgem cars in a fairground, becomes obsessed by one of his customers, a mysterious young woman named Lola. Félix soon discovers that Lola is running away from her former boyfriend, a singer who continues to taunt her. Lola asks Félix to prove his love for her by murdering a man he does not know...

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Directed by
Patrice Leconte
Genres
Drama
Starring
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Philippe Torreton, Alain Bashung
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • love
  • morality
  • guilt
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
Patrice Leconte, Claude Klotz
Starring
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Philippe Torreton, Alain Bashung, Philippe du Janerand, Ahmed Guedayia, Karim Soutan, Muriel Combeau, Didier Cauchy
Cinematography
Jean-Marie Dreujou
Runtime
89 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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