La spagnola (2001)

Lola, a hot-blooded Spaniard, is deserted by her husband for a cool and calculating Aussie blonde. Lola is pregnant again but she and their daughter Lucia are left to starve while Ricardo ... See full summary »

Director:

Steve Jacobs

Writer:

Anna Maria Monticelli

Stars:

Lola Marceli, Alice Ansara, Lourdes Bartolomé

4 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lola Marceli	...	Lola
Alice Ansara	...	Lucia
Lourdes Bartolomé	...	Manola
Silvio Ofria	...	Bruno
Simon Palomares	...	Ricardo
Helen Thomson	...	Wendy
Gabriella Maselli	...	Maria
Alex Dimitriades	...	Stefano
Armida Croccola	...	Maria's Mother
Steve Rodgers	...	Teacher
Tony Barry	...	Dr. Knuckey
Bogdan Koca	...	Polish Patient
Nino La Giudice	...	Renato
John Barresi	...	Antonio
Nico Gazzana	...	Italian patient

Storyline

Lola, a hot-blooded Spaniard, is deserted by her husband for a cool and calculating Aussie blonde. Lola is pregnant again but she and their daughter Lucia are left to starve while Ricardo spends all their savings on a sleek new set of wheels for his mistress. When he dies unexpectedly the family fortune, one flash car, remains with the mistress. Despite all his betrayals, Lucia sides with her father. Desperate and destitute in a country she doesn't like or understand, Lola's quest for revenge begins. Caught in the tempests of begrudging love, revenge, sibling rivalry, jealousy and passion, fourteen year old Lucia must find the strength to survive on her own terms. Aided to break free of her mother by her eccentric Aunt Manolo she struggles to find her own identity and her own quest for justice puts her on a collision course with her mother.

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Plot Keywords:

mistress | blonde | abandoned by father | mother daughter relationship | directorial debut | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

Spanish English Italian

Release Date:

20 September 2001 (Australia)

Also Known As:

A Espanhola

Filming Locations:

Caltex Refinery, Kurnell, New South Wales, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

AUD 1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wild Strawberries

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Manola uses plastic cling film to wrap a cucumber as she prepares the meal. However, cling film was not introduced into Australia until 1966 by GLAD and the film is set in 1960.

User Reviews

Delightful Comedic Enchanting film about life, dark and light

What was up the previous reviewers butt, I dont know? Pure hate if you ask me. I mean, how could anyone destroy such a delightful and interestingly shot film so thoroughly as to make this reader doubt it was the same film at all?

This film was refreshing, happy, sad, completely entertaining if you want to see things done freshly with a camera and acting that takes you away into the movie itself. Reaching deep emotions quickly and coming up for air just as fast for the next scene, many times throughout, this cast held me in awe.

I reccomend this film to anyone who simply enjoys film. Period.

And if youre from some difficult childhood issues, you might even relate to the subject matter.

Oh, and take any uncomfortable objects out of your bum before viewing, please, or you'll end up sounding like that other reviewer, no matter the film.