
Lover for a Day(2017)
After a bad breakup, a college-aged Parisian moves into her father's flat only to discover that he is living with his new girlfriend - a young woman her age.



Anouk Aimée
Lola (Cécile)

Marc Michel
Roland Cassard

Jacques Harden
Michel

Alan Scott
Frankie

Élina Labourdette
Madame Desnoyers

Margo Lion
Jeanne, la mère de Michel

Annie Duperoux
Cécile Desnoyers

Catherine Lutz
Claire, the bar owner

Corinne Marchand
Daisy
Yvette Anziani
Madame Frédérique
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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