La bella Lola (1962)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.7/10   

Director:

Alfonso Balcázar

Escritores:

Alexandre Dumas fils (novel) and
Jesús María de Arozamena (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

6 septiembre 1962 (Spain)

Plot:

"La Bella Lola" (Sara Montiel) is a struggling singer trying to make a living for herself and her sister...

Plot Keywords:

Melodrama | Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Lavish Sara Montiel spectacle

Reparto

Sara Montiel	...	Lola
Antonio Cifariello	...	Armand
Franck Villard	...	Edmond
Luisa Mattioli
Germán Cobos
Laura Nucci
José María Caffarel
Gustavo Re
Roberto Martín
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Josep Maria Angelat
Antonio de Armenteras
Víctor Israel
Consuelo de Nieva
Jesús Puche
Santiago Sanz
Fernando Ulloa
Vicente Vega

También conocida como:

Quel nostro impossibile amore (Italy)
Une dame aux camélias (France)

Duración:

France:88 min | Spain:111 min

País:

Spain | France | Italy

Idioma:

Español

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Compañía:

Balcázar Producciones Cinematográficas

Conexiones de Película:

Version of La traviata (1983)

Banda de Sonido:

Caballero de Olmedo

Lavish Sara Montiel spectacle

"La Bella Lola" is clearly a re-telling of "The Lady of the Camilles" novel and sometimes a frame-by-frame remake of George Cukor's "Camille" starring Greta Garbo.(Compare the famous last scene when Lola dies in her lover's arms)

However, this film was conceived exclusively as a vehicle for Sara Montiel who in the 1960s was one of the world's top box office attractions. Consecuently "Camille" receives the full Montiel treatment. Here, she is not just a courtesan, but a "belle epoque" popular singer who, in spite of a morally dubious background, is a good girl. Lots of songs (enough to market the soundtrack album), elegant-flashy gowns and even flashier jewelry, lavish Eastmancolor, luxurious sets, plenty of nostalgia and of course, a passionate-bigger than-life romance, all Montiel trademarks.

In other words, the film does not serve "Camille" but Sara; Dumas Jr. doesn't even get credited for the storyline. But who cares? Here we get Montiel in all her glorious beauty, singing, loving and suffering as only she can. Her crying rendition of "La Paloma" in full close up is mesmerizing. And although Greta Garbo she ain't, she has her own acting style which served her well for many years-thank you very much.

"La Bella Lola" is recommended for Montiel fans and might prove interesting to anyone wishing to see what a real star was like. They just don't make creatures such as this anymore...