I watched a documentary miniseries by the French filmmaker Agnes Varda recently, and in it, Lola was discussed quite a lot. Lola was made by Jacques Demy, who Varda was married too. As such, I've had Lola by The Kinks stuck in my head for two days because of this movie's title, so I felt like I had to watch it to get it unstuck.
The only other film of Demy's I've seen is The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, which I appreciated but wasn't a huge fan of. It was a musical where every line of dialogue was sung, but the problem was none of it was particularly engaging to listen to (just actors sort of sing-speaking for 90 minutes). At least it looked nice, and I can say the same thing about Lola.
Overall though, I think I liked this less than Umbrellas of Cherbourg. It's fine, and there's nothing bad about it (there's a few memorable moments and it's overall well-made), but I wasn't very interested in what was going on, with a number of scattered characters that felt as though they were cut to at random, and the style, visuals, and music only went so far in keeping me interested.
I may just not connect with Demy's style, but I won't give up on him just yet. I don't tend to have the same problem with Varda's films, as they usually have a more tangible emotional impact to them (plus they always look great).
I can't say Lola's truly bad, but I can't say it did much for me either, sadly.
The only other film of Demy's I've seen is The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, which I appreciated but wasn't a huge fan of. It was a musical where every line of dialogue was sung, but the problem was none of it was particularly engaging to listen to (just actors sort of sing-speaking for 90 minutes). At least it looked nice, and I can say the same thing about Lola.
Overall though, I think I liked this less than Umbrellas of Cherbourg. It's fine, and there's nothing bad about it (there's a few memorable moments and it's overall well-made), but I wasn't very interested in what was going on, with a number of scattered characters that felt as though they were cut to at random, and the style, visuals, and music only went so far in keeping me interested.
I may just not connect with Demy's style, but I won't give up on him just yet. I don't tend to have the same problem with Varda's films, as they usually have a more tangible emotional impact to them (plus they always look great).
I can't say Lola's truly bad, but I can't say it did much for me either, sadly.