Olla (film)

Olla is a 2019 French short film written and directed by Ariane Labed, her directorial debut.[1]

Olla
Directed by
Starring
  • Romanna Lobach
  • Grégoire Tachnakian
Edited byYorgos Mavropsaridis
Release date
  • 19 May 2019 (2019-05-19) (Cannes Directors' Fortnight)
Running time
28 minutes
CountriesFrance
United Kingdom
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

It follows Olla, a woman from Eastern Europe, who responds to an advertisement on a dating site. She then moves in with Pierre, who lives with his elderly mother in a suburb of France.[2]

Filming

Filming of Olla took place primarily in Nevers, France.[3]

Critical response

Olla received citical acclaimed, Kennith Rosario of Hindu appreciated the film for depicting the power play in an unusual relationship.[4] In his review for Guardian Phill Hoad writes about Labed's humorous inflections devolve into frenzy and violence in a controlled manner that bodes well for whatever full-length work she may have in the works.[5]

Awards and nominations

Nominations

Awards

References
  1. Raup, Jordan (2020-01-23). "Ariane Labed on Her Directing Debut Olla, Learning from Joanna Hogg, and the Dynamics of Acting". Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  2. "Short Film Friday: Olla". The Floating Magazine. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  3. ""It Was As if We Shot With Ektachrome": DP Balthazar Lab on Olla | Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker. 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  4. "'Olla' review: Revelatory and enigmatic". The Hindu. 2020-05-28. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  5. Hoad, Phil (2020-05-27). "Olla review – mail-order bride ruffles feathers in French suburbia". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  6. "Olla". Directors' Fortnight.
  7. "Push the Button". BFI London Film Festival 2019.
  8. "Program guide" (PDF). telluridecms-production.s3.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  9. Travers, Ben (December 10, 2019). "Sundance 2020 Sets TV and Shorts Lineups with Sarah Polley, Steve James, and Lin-Manuel Miranda".
  10. "Festival International du Court Métrage à Clermont-Ferrand". my.clermont-filmfest.com.
  11. "2020 Award Winning Films". cbfilmfest.org. Crested Butte Film Festival. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  12. "Leeds Short Film Awards 2019: The Winners". www.leedsfilm.com.
  13. FilmFestival, Aguilar (December 8, 2019). "AQUÍ ESTÁ EL PALMARÉS DEL #31AFF19pic.twitter.com/pzwJmWUCvf".
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