Carmen & Lola
| Carmen & Lola | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | |
| Screenplay by | Arantxa Echevarría |
| Produced by | Arantxa Echevarría |
| Starring | Carolina Yuste Zaira Romero |
| Cinematography | Pilar Sánchez Díaz |
| Edited by | Renato Sanjuán |
| Music by | Nina Aranda |
Production company | Tvtec Servicios audiovisuales |
| Distributed by | Super8 |
Release date |
|
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Carmen & Lola (Spanish: Carmen y Lola) is a 2018 Spanish drama film directed by . It was selected to screen in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2]
Plot[]
Carmen lives in a Romani community in the suburbs of Madrid. Like every other woman she has ever met, she is destined to live a life that is repeated generation after generation: getting married and raising as many children as possible. But one day she meets Lola, an uncommon Romani woman who dreams about going to university, draws bird graffiti and likes girls. Carmen quickly develops an understanding with Lola and they discover a world that, inevitably, leads them to be rejected by their families.[3]
Cast[]
- as Paco
- Carolina Yuste as Paqui
- as Carmen
- Zaira Romero as Lola
- as Flor
Reception[]
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 90%, based on 21 reviews with an average rating of 6.8/10.[4]
References[]
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (17 April 2018). "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight unveils 2018 line-up". Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (17 April 2018). "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight Lineup Boasts Colombia's 'Birds of Passage,' Nicolas Cage in 'Mandy'". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Carmen y Lola". Directors' Fortnight. French Guild of Directors. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Eva and Lola". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
External links[]
 | This article related to a Spanish film of the 2010s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
 | This 2010s drama film–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- 2018 films
- Spanish-language films
- 2018 drama films
- Spanish films
- Spanish drama films
- Spanish LGBT-related films
- 2018 LGBT-related films
- Lesbian-related films
- Romani films
- LGBT-related romantic drama films
- 2010s teen romance films
- 2010s teen drama films
- Teen LGBT-related films
- Films shot in Madrid
- Films set in Madrid
- Films about Evangelicalism
- 2010s Spanish film stubs
- 2010s drama film stubs