Nola (2003)

An urban fairy tale-romantic comedy, in which Nola, an aspiring songwriter, leaves an abusive Kansas home and journeys to New York to find her biological father. Once there, she finds more ... See full summary »

Director:

Alan Hruska

Writer:

Alan Hruska

Stars:

Emmy Rossum, Steven Bauer, James Badge Dale

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emmy Rossum	...	Nola
Steven Bauer	...	Leo
James Badge Dale	...	Ben
Thom Christopher	...	Niles
Sam Coppola	...	Gus
Adam LeFevre	...	Sam
Michael Cavadias	...	Wendy
Damian Young	...	Maitre D'
Bernie McInerney	...	Professor Cummings
Larry Pine	...	Max
Michael Medeiros	...	Mike Flanders
Mary McDonnell	...	Margaret Langworthy
Lynne Matthew	...	Judge Belfray
James Ransone	...	Neo-Gothboy
Janis Dardaris	...	Nola's Mother

Storyline

An urban fairy tale-romantic comedy, in which Nola, an aspiring songwriter, leaves an abusive Kansas home and journeys to New York to find her biological father. Once there, she finds more than she expected.

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Taglines:

She came to the city looking for a dream, what she found was everything.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 May 2003 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$8,058 (USA) (29 August 2003)

Gross:

$8,058 (USA) (29 August 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Archer Entertainment, Hutch Films LLC, The Talking Pictures Company LLC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Nola: [sings] Don't break my heart/Don't walk away/Don't leave me lonely/ running in place/Waited so long/to be here right now/Sometimes things work out/don't ask me how/Don't break my heart.

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Soundtracks

"Street of Dreams"
Performed by Emmy Rossum

User Reviews

A Fun, Harmless Movie

"Nola" is certainly not a masterpiece. On the other hand, it's not a bad movie.

I watched "Nola" because I am a HUGE Emmy Rossum fan. I think she's brilliant, beautiful and has an outstanding singing voice. In "Nola", Emmy plays an eighteen-year-old named Nola (shocker, right?). Nola moves from an abusive Kansas home to New York City in search of her father and meets some very interesting characters along the way, turning her search for her father into an "adventure".

The first 45 minutes of "Nola" are almost pure romantic comedy. After those first 45 minutes, though, a strange subplot is put into action. The subplot is fairly cheesy and not near as entertaining as I think it was meant to be. But Emmy Rossum's acting saved it. The highlights of the movie were Emmy Rossum's songs. The first was "Street of Dreams" which she sang at the very beginning, and the second was "Don't Break My Heart" which Emmy sang at the end. Her singing voice was amazing and the songs had depth.

On the whole, "Nola" is funny, sweet, and sometimes very much outlandish. I would watch again.