Film No. 48 (2015) July 6th. 8:00 PM LUNA SX Fremantle.
"You tell me why a Beverley Hills princess fakes her own kidnapping? (Comes the question from Marlo, the grifter so smitten by Lola)
What Lola Wants.
There are so many influences reflected in Rupert Glasson's wonderful What Lola Wants. It has shades of the mesmerizing dialogue of Tarantino, the dreamlike aura of Lynch and the twisted charm of The Cohen Brothers. The key however is, Glasson doesn't copy, he just uses the essence of these masters and creates his own original work of art.
Lola (Sophie Lowe) fakes her own kidnapping. She comes from a family of influence so there is no doubt the authorities will be hot on her heels. We meet her at the quintessential, Easy Stop diner in the Californian desert where only dust and tumbleweed interrupts the low angle long-shot. Enter Marlo (Beau Knapp), a young man looking for trouble and Lola is definitely the trouble he's seeking.
So while there is mystery to all the unhinged characters who appear on screen we are in no hurry to learn of their past, we just want to know what comes next. Lola controls Marlo. The reward money is put up by Lola's parents; parents described by Lola as evil. But then there is Mama (Dale Dickey), a wild middle aged road warrior keen to teach her son Marlo, a lesson.
The story is as mindless as the characters, the fun of Lola is the brilliance of the sound, the visuals and the sharp dialogue all bundled into an 81 minute package. This showing was part of The Revelation Film Festival, the annual West Australian binge on original local and international films. As I type, Lola has failed to find a distributor. I'm staggered, but maybe I shouldn't be. 10GUMS
Lola (Sophie Lowe) fakes her own kidnapping. She comes from a family of influence so there is no doubt the authorities will be hot on her heels. We meet her at the quintessential, Easy Stop diner in the Californian desert where only dust and tumbleweed interrupts the low angle long-shot. Enter Marlo (Beau Knapp), a young man looking for trouble and Lola is definitely the trouble he's seeking.
So while there is mystery to all the unhinged characters who appear on screen we are in no hurry to learn of their past, we just want to know what comes next. Lola controls Marlo. The reward money is put up by Lola's parents; parents described by Lola as evil. But then there is Mama (Dale Dickey), a wild middle aged road warrior keen to teach her son Marlo, a lesson.
The story is as mindless as the characters, the fun of Lola is the brilliance of the sound, the visuals and the sharp dialogue all bundled into an 81 minute package. This showing was part of The Revelation Film Festival, the annual West Australian binge on original local and international films. As I type, Lola has failed to find a distributor. I'm staggered, but maybe I shouldn't be. 10GUMS
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