La Spagnola
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Steve Jacobs
Lola Marceli
Alice Ansara
Alex Dimitriades
Lourdes Bartolome
Simon Palomare
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In a dusty backwater of Australia in the 1960s, Lola, a Spanish woman, stands out as exotic and foreign. But her husband, Ricardo, has had enough of her tempestuous ways. He heads for calmer waters with his all-Australian mistress, Wendy, and the family savings. Lola and her adolescent daughter, Lucia are left with a goat, a flock of pigeons and one very empty refrigerator. The feisty Lola struggles on, but boy, is she angry - and plenty of that temper lands on Lucia, who like any good daughter adores her father and misses him terribly. When Lola's eccentric sister arrives, Lucia has a taste of what family life could be, but it's all too brief. Lola's passionate lust for revenge, fuelled in part by Ricardo's purchase of a shiny new automobile (not to mention blonde Wendy cruising by at the wheel), is driving a wedge between mother and daughter. Lola's procession of lovers widens the rift, especially when the oh-so-sexy Stefano seems just as interested in Lucia as her mother.
Director
Steve Jacobs
Cast
Lola Marceli
Alice Ansara
Alex Dimitriades
Lourdes Bartolome
Simon Palomare
Silvio Ofria
Gabrielle Marsella
Helen Thomson
Armida Croccolo
Nino La Giudice
Tony Barry
Bogdan Koca
Crew
Steve Arnold
Alexandre De Franceshi
Peter Grace
Philip Hearnshaw
Philip Hearnshaw
Dee Molineaux
Anna-maria Monticelli
Anna-maria Monticelli
Cezary Skubiszewski
Margot Wilson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Australia's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (2001).
Released in Australia September 20, 2001
Released in France March 20, 2002
Released in United Kingdom August 9, 2002
Feature directorial debut for actor Steve Jacobs.
Shown at London Film Festival (Evening Standard Film on the Square) November 7-22, 2001.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Main Programme) January 23 - Feb 3, 2002.
Shown at Sydney Film Festival (Closing Night) June 8-22, 2001.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 6-15, 2001.
c Atlab
Dolby
dialogue Spanish, Italian and English
subtitled English
Released in France March 20, 2002
Released in United Kingdom August 9, 2002
Released in Australia September 20, 2001