Carmen & Lola

Carmen & Lola (Spanish: Carmen y Lola) is a 2018 Spanish drama film directed by Arantxa Echevarría which stars Zaira Romero and Rosy Rodríguez alongside Moreno Borja, Rafaela León and Carolina Yuste. It was selected to screen in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.

Carmen & Lola
Film poster
Original titleCarmen y Lola
Directed byArantxa Echevarría
Screenplay byArantxa Echevarría
Produced byEduardo Santana
Starring
CinematographyPilar Sánchez Díaz
Edited byRenato Sanjuán
Music byNina Aranda
Production
company
Tvtec Servicios audiovisuales
Distributed bySuper8
Release dates
  • 15 May 2018 (2018-05-15) (Cannes)
  • 7 September 2018 (2018-09-07) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

Carmen lives in a Romani community in the suburbs of Madrid. Like every other woman she has ever met, she is destined to live a life that is repeated generation after generation: getting married and raising as many children as possible. But one day she meets Lola, an uncommon Romani woman who dreams about going to university and draws bird graffiti. Carmen quickly develops an understanding with Lola who's shy, independent and likes girls. They discover a world that, inevitably, leads them to be rejected by their families.[1]

Cast

Production

The film was produced by TVTEC Servicios Audiovisuales with the support of Orange España, the Madrid regional administration and ICAA.[2]

Release

Selected to screen in the Directors' Fortnight independent section of the 71st Cannes Film Festival, the film premiered on 15 May 2018.[4][5][6] Distributed by Super 8 Distribución,[7] it opened in Spanish theatres on 7 September 2018.

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 90%, based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10.[8]

Accolades
Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
201823rd Toulouse Spanish Film FestivalGolden VioletWon[9]
20196th Feroz AwardsBest Drama FilmNominated[10][11]
Best DirectorArancha EchevarríaNominated
Best ScreenplayArancha EchevarríaNominated
Best TrailerPedro JiménezNominated
33rd Goya AwardsBest FilmNominated[12]
Best New DirectorArancha EchevarríaWon
Best Original ScreenplayArancha EchevarríaNominated
Best Supporting ActressCarolina YusteWon
Best New ActressRosy RodríguezNominated
Zaira MorenoNominated
Best New ActorMoreno BorjaNominated
Best Original Song"Me vas a extrañar" by Paco de la RosaNominated
28th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actress in a Secondary RoleCarolina YusteNominated[13][14]
Best New ActressZaira RomeroNominated

See also

References
  1. "Carmen y Lola". Directors' Fortnight. French Guild of Directors. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. Kiang, Jessica (23 May 2018). "Film Review: 'Carmen and Lola'". Variety.
  3. "Carolina Yuste logra el Goya como mejor actriz de reparto por "Carmen y Lola"". La Vanguardia. 2 February 2019.
  4. Prats, Marina (7 September 2018). "Las dos miradas de la polémica 'Carmen y Lola', la cinta de amor entre dos gitanas". HuffPost.
  5. Goodfellow, Melanie (17 April 2018). "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight unveils 2018 line-up". Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  6. Keslassy, Elsa (17 April 2018). "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight Lineup Boasts Colombia's 'Birds of Passage,' Nicolas Cage in 'Mandy'". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  7. "'Carmen y Lola' – estreno en cines 7 de septiembre". Audiovisual451. 2 September 2018.
  8. "Eva and Lola". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  9. "La película 'Carmen y Lola' logra el premio Violeta de Oro en Toulouse". Córdoba. Grupo Zeta. 14 October 2018.
  10. "Premios Feroz 2019: Lista completa de nominados y gala en directo". Europa Press. 19 January 2019.
  11. Prats, Marina (19 January 2019). "La lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2019". HuffPost.
  12. "Carmen y Lola". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  13. "Los Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices anuncian sus nominados". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 12 February 2019.
  14. Silvestre, Juan (12 March 2019). "'Arde Madrid' arrasa en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". Fotogramas.


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