Anouk Aimée had been in movies for over a decade by the time that she appeared in "Lola", but this movie really showed moviegoers what she's made of. We see here the relationship between a French cabaret dancer (who, unlike the similarly named protagonist of the Kinks' song, both looks and talks like a woman) and two men: a Frenchman whom she knew years earlier, and a US sailor.
A previous reviewer noted similarities between this movie and Jacques Demy's later "Umbrellas of Cherbourg". True though that may be, this is the more interesting one: the subtlety, the camerawork and the complex characters make this a true example of highbrow cinema. I hope to see more of Demy's movies.
I guess that if I were to further reference the Kinks' song, I could say:
I saw the ma'amoiselle dancing on the stage I asked her her name and in her Gallic voice she said Lola L-O-L-A Lola Lo-lo-lo-lo-Lola
A previous reviewer noted similarities between this movie and Jacques Demy's later "Umbrellas of Cherbourg". True though that may be, this is the more interesting one: the subtlety, the camerawork and the complex characters make this a true example of highbrow cinema. I hope to see more of Demy's movies.
I guess that if I were to further reference the Kinks' song, I could say:
I saw the ma'amoiselle dancing on the stage I asked her her name and in her Gallic voice she said Lola L-O-L-A Lola Lo-lo-lo-lo-Lola