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Lola

  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 50m
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7.2/10
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Anita Linda in Lola (2009)
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Two elderly women bear the consequences of a crime involving their respective grandsons. One is the victim, the other is the suspect. Both weak and poor, they laboriously solicit money in th... Read allTwo elderly women bear the consequences of a crime involving their respective grandsons. One is the victim, the other is the suspect. Both weak and poor, they laboriously solicit money in the midst of a storm, one for the victim's burial, the other for the suspect's bail bond.Two elderly women bear the consequences of a crime involving their respective grandsons. One is the victim, the other is the suspect. Both weak and poor, they laboriously solicit money in the midst of a storm, one for the victim's burial, the other for the suspect's bail bond.

  • Director
    • Brillante Mendoza
  • Writer
    • Linda Casimiro
  • Stars
    • Anita Linda
    • Rustica Carpio
    • Tanya Gomez
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
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    • Director
      • Brillante Mendoza
    • Writer
      • Linda Casimiro
    • Stars
      • Anita Linda
      • Rustica Carpio
      • Tanya Gomez
    • 6User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 18 wins & 20 nominations

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      • Brillante Mendoza
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      • Linda Casimiro
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    8/10
    Two fighting grannies
    Two years ago I happened to see 'Serbis' and, although the movie was not uninteresting, I swore to myself I would never go and see another one signed by Brillante Mendoza, its writer-director. For two reasons: first on account of the Filipino helmer's taste for grime and graphic dirty sex, which I do not share; second because he shamelessly indulged in the excesses of "Cinéma Vérité", scrupulously filming the slightest step taken and movement made by his characters to your heart's limit (hence those endless walks through never-ending corridors and up or down interminable staircases), relentlessly taping all the sounds and noises of an overcrowded town without any re-recording (hence the permanent headache I suffered from while viewing this film).

    And yet, I went to see 'Lola' (Grandmother). For two reasons as well: first on account of an appealing trailer; second because I let myself be influenced by the critics who all said that Mendoza had toned down his radicality and managed to make a warmer work than usual. A bit worried before the show, I soon realized that I had been well inspired not to stick to my principles.

    Agreed, there are still a few steps too many climbed and corridors walked through but much less than in 'Serbis' and what made the former film simply bearable, the sympathy with the (many) destitute of Mendoza's native country, untarnished by vérité style excesses, make 'Lola' really worth seeing.

    Another superiority of the second film over the former one is its brilliant script, based on a wonderful parallel: two grandmothers (lolas in Filipino) move heaven and earth to find money, Lola Sepa (awesome Anita Linda in her ... 200th role!) to offer her murdered grandson's a decent burial, and Lola Carpin (Rustica Carpio, perfect as well) to bail her grandson out of jail). Told separately, each of these two stories could have been interesting but the real plus is that they are intertwined, echoing and enriching each other with one old woman being the grandmother of the victim while the other is grandmother of his murderer. First separated by an understandable hostility, they will slowly get close to each other, united by their common fight for survival, family and dignity.

    Making good use of the natural locations, particularly the permanently flooded area of Malabon, this nicely scripted naturalistic film, proves moving without being maudlin. All in all, 'Lola' gives high hopes concerning Brillante Mendoza's films to come.
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    • Release date
      • May 5, 2010 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Philippines
    • Official site
      • Official site (France)
    • Languages
      • Filipino
      • Tagalog
    • Also known as
      • Grandmother
    • Filming locations
      • Maysilo, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines(hall of justice)
    • Production companies
      • Swift Productions
      • Center Stage Productions
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      • $300,886
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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