Lo que sé de Lola

Fortyish, fantastically alone and seriously lacking social skills, Leon lives with his domineering, bedridden mother in a nondescript Paris suburb. She rarely speaks; and when she does, it's to gossip about the lives of the neighbors they can hear through the paper-thin walls. When his mother dies, he brings home her ashes only to spill them on the floor. When vivacious Spaniard Dolores comes round to ask to borrow some ice, he's surprised to see this new neighbor is the same woman he enjoys watching on a local porn channel. He starts to observe her in the local bar and begins to follow her life, including her trail of jobs and friends. She starts drinking, and when she passes out, he takes her home. Each day Leon reads Lola's horoscope, and when it says she has a lucky day, he leaves money on the ground for her to find -- one of several moments of nicely understated humor. She has a relationship with a married taxi driver which goes wrong, and pregnant, decides to head back to Spain -- followed by Leon.

Cast:
Michaël Abiteboul (Leon)
Lucienne Deschamps (Madre de León)
Lola Dueñas (Dolores)
Carmen Machi (Carmen)

Director: Javier Rebollo
Writer: Lola Mayo, Javier Rebollo
Runtime: 112 min
Genre: Drama, Romance
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Production Year: 2006

Part of the Spanish Film Festival