Whether or not you enjoy "Lola", the disc from Criterion includes a surprisingly large number of extras--including several of Demy's early short films.
The story is named for the main character, Lola (Anouk Aimée) who is a cabaret dancer who is either very promiscuous or a prostitute--you really don't know whether or not she charges for her services or is just incredibly friendly! She is, at the same time, hoping a lover from seven years ago returns to claim her and her child fathered by him. At the same time, several others in the film are also looking for love...such as an old friend of Lola's who is infatuated with her, an older lady who wants to capture this man for herself and her very, very stupid daughter who just turned 14 and is looking for love in all the wrong places.
The film is technically well made but is very little like his later masterpiece, "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg". It's competently made and mildly interesting but for me that was really all there was to it.
The story is named for the main character, Lola (Anouk Aimée) who is a cabaret dancer who is either very promiscuous or a prostitute--you really don't know whether or not she charges for her services or is just incredibly friendly! She is, at the same time, hoping a lover from seven years ago returns to claim her and her child fathered by him. At the same time, several others in the film are also looking for love...such as an old friend of Lola's who is infatuated with her, an older lady who wants to capture this man for herself and her very, very stupid daughter who just turned 14 and is looking for love in all the wrong places.
The film is technically well made but is very little like his later masterpiece, "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg". It's competently made and mildly interesting but for me that was really all there was to it.