Carmen & Lola
(Carmen y Lola)
Year: 2018
Country:
SPAIN
Language:
Spanish
Run Time:
105 minutes
Everything should be falling into place for Carmen, whose gypsy parents run an antique booth at a local market. The gorgeous teenager is engaged to handsome Rafa and dreams of being a hairdresser. Yet her world is upended after she meets moody fellow gypsy, Lola, a 16-year-old aspiring teacher and clandestine graffiti artist who is secretly a lesbian. The two girls form a friendship that blooms into a tender romance, which complicates Carmen’s wedding plans and goes against their strict, religious Roma culture. When the pair’s relationship comes to light, the tension between old-fashioned gender and romantic stereotypes, and Lola and Carmen’s more holistic modern view of love, boils over. CARMEN & LOLA is a realistic and sensitive portrayal of two teenagers discovering the ecstasy of connection for the first time. However, it’s also a smart commentary on the pernicious nature of discrimination and how narrow-minded worldviews are often masking fear and ignorance. (In Spanish with subtitles) —A.Z.
CIFF43 Screenings
Tuesday, April 02, 2019 at 9:20 AM
Thursday, April 04, 2019 at 1:45 PM
Friday, April 05, 2019 at 6:30 PM
- This screening is on Stand By.
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Director
Arantxa Aguirre
Arantxa Aguirre is a filmmaker and scriptwriter who was born in Madrid, Spain. Her film, “Dancing Beethoven,” was nominated for the Goya Award in 2017.
Filmography
Béjart: The Show Must Go On (2009), Dancing Beethoven (2016), CARMEN & LOLA (2018)
Producer
Pilar Sánchez
Screenwriting
Arantxa Aguirre
Cinematography
Pilar Sánchez
Editing
Renato Sanjuán
Principal Cast
Zaira Romero, Rosy Rodríguez
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