Lola
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 a long-lost lover and unwilling to entertain the adoration of another love-struck soul, the wanderer Roland (Marc Michel). Humane, wistful, and witty, Lola is a testament to the resilience of the heartbroken.
Special Features
- New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- Interview with actor Anouk Aimée from 2012, conducted by filmmaker Agnès Varda
- 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
Available In
Collector's Set
Special Features
- New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- Interview with actor Anouk Aimée from 2012, conducted by filmmaker Agnès Varda
- 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
Cast
- Anouk Aimée
- Lola
- Marc Michel
- Roland Cassard
- Alan Scott
- Frankie
- Elina Labourdette
- Madame Desnoyers
- Annie Dupéroux
- Cécile Desnoyers
- Jacques Harden
- Michel
Credits
- Director
- Jacques Demy
- Written by
- Jacques Demy
- Original music by
- Michel Legrand
- Cinematographer
- Raoul Coutard
- Set decoration and costumes
- Bernard Evein
- Editor
- Anne-Marie Cotret
- Producer
- Georges de Beauregard
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