Holy Lola

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Holy Lola
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier
Written byDominique Sampiero,
Bertrand Tavernier,
Tiffany Tavernier
Produced byFrédéric Bourboulon
Starring Jacques Gamblin
Isabelle Carré
CinematographyAlain Choquart
Edited bySophie Brunet
Music by Henri Texier
Release date
  • 24 November 2004 (2004-11-24)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$5.8 million [1]
Box office$2.9 million [2]

Holy Lola is a 2004 French drama film that is directed by Bertrand Tavernier. Tavernier said that the film was very, very moving, very exciting to do, and it made him fall in love with Cambodia. [3]

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Plot

A French couple, Pierre and Geraldine want kids, but Geraldine is unable to conceive. After eleven years of infertility and a two-year vetting and administrative process they travel to Cambodia to adopt an orphan. They want to adopt before Christmas. When the couple reaches Cambodia, they book a hotel that has other French people that are also waiting to adopt. Their tempers flare when they have to deal with corruption, frequent rain, mosquitoes, many documents, and the uncertainty of whether or not they will be successful and if they are, what they will do if the baby has any serious diseases. [4]

Cast

Production

At first, Tavernier wanted to direct a different film. He wanted to make a film that was based on his daughter Tiffany's novel Dans la nuit aussi le ciel. Tiffany didn't want him to direct it because she thought that it would be too difficult. Tiffany later ended up proposing Holy Lola to her father and wrote the screenplay. [5]

Release

The film played at the City of Lights, City of Angels film festival. [6] The DVD was released in 2006. The languages are German and French in Dolby Digital 5.1. The DVD has an anamorphic picture. The special features on the DVD are the making of the film, an interview with the director, and the trailer. [5]

Reception

Lisa Nesselson of Variety said that the semi-docu style incorporates plentiful local color, and film's jazzy score is a soothing counterpart to the frayed emotions depicted. [4] Sheri Linden, of The Hollywood Reporter , said that Alain Choquart's ace camerawork captures the intimate drama with immediacy, and Henri Texier's propulsive music is a major contribution. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Holy Lola (2004) - JPBox-Office".
  2. ↑ https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0384177/?ref_=bo_se_r_1 [ bare URL ]
  3. ↑ Thomson, Desson (2005-03-01). "Tavernier's Variety Show". Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  4. 1 2 Nesselson, Lisa (2004-11-30). "Holy Lola". Variety. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  5. 1 2 "Holy Lola (DVD)". Kino-zeit.de. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  6. 1 2 Linden, Sheri (2005-04-14). "Holy Lola". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
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