Lola (2001)
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81% of critics liked it
(31 reviews) -
41% of users liked it
(104 ratings)
Following up on his gritty Dogma-certified look at street life in Toronto in Johnny, Carl Bessai shifts gears to detail the suburb ennui in Vancouver. Lola (Sabrina Grdevich) spends much of her days on her therapist's couch, blankly wandering the malls and running the odd errand for her… More Following up on his gritty Dogma-certified look at street life in Toronto in Johnny, Carl Bessai shifts gears to detail the suburb ennui in Vancouver. Lola (Sabrina Grdevich) spends much of her days on her therapist's couch, blankly wandering the malls and running the odd errand for her hard-driving husband Mike (Colm Feore). Their marriage has stagnated for so long that they can barely imagine another way of living together. One night after an ugly fight, Lola heads into the night. She runs into a hooker named Sandra (Joanna Going), who is fleeing a loan shark and who is heading home for the first time in 15 years after her father died. They strike up a fast friendship, adding a blush of real emotion to Lola's life that had been absent for years. When Sandra's loans catch up with her, Lola assumes Sandra's identity and goes to visit her mother. This film was screened at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
- Directed By
- Carl Bessai
- Written By
- Jacques Demy
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 3, 2001 Wide
- Studio
- Winstar
Critic Reviews
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Variety Staff, Variety
It is offbeat, with shafts of tender feeling and truth. But trying to touch on too many subjects makes the film uneven.
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Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Very beautifully shot, in widescreen and luminous black-and-white, it is also formally astonishing, with all the minor characters serving as variations on the central couple.
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A.H. Weiler, New York Times
If Lola is not a masterwork, its general polish and intent augur a bright future for the 31-year-old Mr. Demy.
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Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News
Aimée is reason enough to catch this import.
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Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
An ode to yearning and enchantment -- a valentine to France, to beautiful women, to the foolish but delicious notions of romance that we receive from Hollywood.
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