Search - Jacques Demy's Lola on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1961 DVD Release: 12/09/2003 Format: DVD - Black and White,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 30 mins Studio: Fox Lorber Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Drama, Romance, Romantic Drama, Melodrama

Jacques Demy's auspicious debut -- "a musical without music" set in the port city of Nantes -- stars Anouk Aimée as the title character, a cabaret singer awaiting the return of Michel (Jacques Hardin), her long-absent lover and the father of her child. Michel went to America seven years ago and promised to return when he became rich. In Michel's absence, Lola is being courted by her childhood friend Roland (Marc Michel) and American sailor Frankie (Allan Scott). At some point, it seems that Lola will settle down with one of them, but her heart still belongs to Michel. The film is dedicated to Max Ophüls and the film title obviously alludes to Ophüls' Lola Montes as well as to the heroine of Josef Von Sternberg's The Blue Angel. Marc Michel makes a reference to his unrequited love towards Lola when he reappears in Demy's The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964). ~ Yuri German, All Movie Guide

Anouk Aimée - Lola
Marc Michel - Roland
Jacques Harden - Michel
Elina Labourdette - Mme. Desnoyers
Alan Scott - Frankie
Annie Duperoux - Cecile

Jacques Demy's debut feature, the love story Lola, stars Anouk Aimée and Marc Michel as lovers whose pasts intertwine in such a way as to assure their one day meeting each other. The film comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. The film has never before looked so good on home video. The French soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. Supplemental materials include the film's theatrical trailer, and a portion of a documentary called The World of Jacques Demy. This is an outstanding disc for any film enthusiast, but French film lovers are especially encouraged to seek it out. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide