Lola

DVD 2014

"Jacques Demy's crystalline debut gave birth to the fictional universe in which so many of his characters would live, play, and love. It's among his most profoundly felt films, a tale of crisscrossing lives in Nantes (Demy's hometown) that floats on waves of longing and desire. Heading the film's ensemble is the enchanting Anouk Aimée as the title character, a cabaret chanteuse who's awaiting the return of another love-struck soul, the wanderer...

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Man-woman relationships Drama

Singers France Nantes Drama

Single mothers France Nantes Drama

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Drama Feature films Foreign films -- France Video recordings

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Criterion collection Criterion collection ; 206 The Criterion collection The Criterion collection ; 206

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ISBN:

9781604658590
1604658592

Description:

1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
digital
optical
mono
widescreen
DVD
video file
DVD video
region 1
polychrome

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: NR

Notes:

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1981
Interview with actor Anouk from 2012, conducted by filmmaker Agnès Verada ; interview with Varda from 2012 on the origin of Lola's song ; four short films by director Jacques Demy: Les horizons morts (1951), Le sabotier du Val de Loire (1956), Ars (1959), and La luxure (1962) ; restoration demonstration ; trailer ; new English subtitle translation
Written and directed by Jacques Demy ; orignial music by Michel Legrand
Anouk Aimée, Marc Michel, Jacques Harden, Alan Scott, Elina Labourdette ... [et al.]
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; mono
In French with English subtitles

Control Number:

3281452

Other Authors:

Cotret, Anne-Marie
Coutard, Raoul
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Demy, Jacques
Harden, Jacques
Janus Films
Labourdette, Elina, 1919-2014
Legrand, Michel, 1932-2019
Michel, Marc, 1929-2016
Scott, Allan, 1906-1995

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