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Lola

Lola

19617.11h 29m

Overview

A bored young man meets with his former girlfriend, now a cabaret dancer and single mother, and soon finds himself falling back in love with her.

Directed by Jacques Demy
Written by Jacques Demy
Produced by Georges de Beauregard, Carlo Ponti
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Top Cast

Anouk Aimée

Anouk Aimée

Lola (Cécile)

Marc Michel

Marc Michel

Roland Cassard

Jacques Harden

Jacques Harden

Michel

Alan Scott

Alan Scott

Frankie

Élina Labourdette

Élina Labourdette

Madame Desnoyers

Margo Lion

Margo Lion

Jeanne, la mère de Michel

Annie Duperoux

Annie Duperoux

Cécile Desnoyers

Catherine Lutz

Catherine Lutz

Claire, the bar owner

Corinne Marchand

Corinne Marchand

Daisy

Y

Yvette Anziani

Madame Frédérique

Themes & Keywords

cabaretblack and whitesingle motherseaside townnantes

About Lola

Lola is a drama, romance film released in 1961 exploring themes of cabaret, black and white, single mother, seaside town, nantes. Directed by Jacques Demy, it stars Anouk Aimée, Marc Michel, Jacques Harden. A bored young man meets with his former girlfriend, now a cabaret dancer and single mother, and soon finds himself falling back in love with her.

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