SummaryIn 1941 England, two sisters invent a machine that intercepts broadcasts from the future. With World War II dawning, they use it to change history.
Directed By:Andrew Legge
Written By:Henrietta Ashworth, Jessica Ashworth, Andrew Legge, Angeli Macfarlane
LOLA
Metascore
Generally Favorable
67
User score
Generally Favorable
7.0
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
67
57% Positive
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43% Mixed
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Aug 4, 2023
80
Shot on film, using vintage equipment, the picture has a scrappy, tactile quality, its ghostly black-and-white images scratched and scorched. Meanwhile, Neil Hannon’s smartly used score envisages a chilling authoritarian future for pop music.
Aug 4, 2023
80
Even with all the metaphysical mayhem, the movie remains rooted in the lives and attitudes of its characters, and in the magnetic performances of Martini and Appleton.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.0
71% Positive
5 Ratings
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14% Mixed
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Aug 4, 2023
7
The movie is on the shorter side. Interesting concept and overall enjoyed the story. Worth giving it a chance.
Jul 30, 2025
6
A ideia aqui era desenvolver a tese de que, saber o futuro, com as relações de poder humanas emesquinhas, nem adiantaria muita coisa, e o que é pior, poderia potencializar efeitos danosos. Achei a edição um tanto confusa, e a fotografia em preto e branco, feia demais. Particularmente, não consegui me conectar com o texto, com os personagens, com a história, mas é sim muito interessante e instigante.
Aug 8, 2022
75
The genius of Legge’s design, and why his debut works as more than just a cute little curio despite its thinness, is that it mines a sneaky emotionality from the bedrock of the film-within-a-film structure.
Aug 4, 2023
67
The most interesting thing about Lola is what Legge achieves with such economy—it feels kind of big at times.
Aug 4, 2023
60
The imbalance between the sketched, what-if nature of the film and the weight of its visual wizardry is keenly felt.
Aug 4, 2023
60
Despite beings shaky in terms of tone – as well with its occasionally obtrusive handheld camera movements – Lola impresses with its refreshing blend of analogue and digital flourishes.
Aug 29, 2024
40
There’s much to admire here, but with Legge’s keen eye for the technical side of cinema stronger than his narrative impulses, LOLA ultimately has to go down as an ambitious failure.
Feb 4, 2024
3
This may be the first film I have actually turned off before it was over. Just couldn’t take the pretentious drivel that was coming out of the actors.
Production Company:
- Cowtown Pictures
- Head Gear Films
- Kreo Films FZ
- Metrol Technology
Release Date:Aug 4, 2023
Duration:1 h 19 m
Awards
Irish Film and Television Awards
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
