Rotten
While Hayek isn't bad, Lola is a stock character, and very little that transpires after her arrival recovers the interest so beautifully constructed in the beginning.
Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post
Overview
A real estate agent from Paris arrives in Los Angeles to settle his late mother's estate, but a found photograph sends him on an impromptu journey to Mexico to find a woman named Lola.
Director and cast
- Mathieu Demy Director
- Salma Hayek Pinault as 'Lola'
- Mathieu Demy as Martin
- Geraldine Chaplin as Linda
- Chiara Mastroianni as Claire
- Carlos Bardem as Luis
- Jean-Pierre Mocky as Le père
- André Wilms as L'Allemand
- Sabine Mamou as La mère (archive footage)
- Timothy Davis as Le douanier
- Cokey Falkow as Le facteur
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Fresh
It is wistful and nostalgic, and at the same time full of restless curiosity.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
Fresh
The film's appeal has less to do with plot than mood. Demy balances his father's romanticism and his mother's naturalism, taking cues from both.
Mark Jenkins, NPR
Rotten
Scenes of the director as a school-age boy in a Varda film are haunting, but end up simply sparking a desire to see Varda's work. It may take time for the son to catch his own wave.
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
Rotten
Demy leans heavily on a cinematic legacy that also seems to hold him back.
Scott Tobias, AV Club
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