Lola

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Allan C @RT15713161 Jul 15, 2026 The heart wants what the audience doesn’t Lola (1961) ***1/2 LOLA is a slow-moving but intriguing Jacques Demy debut that explores the lasting power of first love and the painful difference between what characters want and what audiences hope for. While the story meanders at times, its unconventional take on romance and its bittersweet ending make it a fascinating French New Wave gem that lingers after the credits. SEE LETTERBOXED FOR FULL REVIEW See more Ed . @RT01276001 Aug 29, 2025 I find the ending between Lola and Michel puzzling. Demy shows his talent otherwise as a writer and certainly in the film's direction. The weaving in and out of the men in Lola's life is elegantly deft. Roland is lucky to have survived his stint as a smuggler and parlay it into a bejeweled career and with a jewel of a woman, Geneviève. See more Rare T @RT00283363 Sep 10, 2024 🤧 See more Gerry M @GermWald Jun 19, 2024 Idiotic, moronic dialogue - waste of time. See more Abe A @RT14133446 Feb 8, 2024 Too many intertwined strands did this one in for me, and a not-wholly-compelling plotline with some wooden performances, particularly by Marc Michel. On the strength on this, I'd class Jacques Demy as a second-rank director behind the first tier of Godard, Truffaut and (possibly) Alain Resnais in the French New Wave, all of whom have a better grasp of form and structure. See more s r @ScottR Nov 8, 2021 1001 movies to see before you die. An entertaining take on multiple couples / relationships based around Lola. A hint to the French new wave. Saw it on TCM. See more Read all reviews

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